Which to use
“cube” and “cuves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,979
- “cube” frequency rank
- #21,588
- “cuves” frequency rank
- 31567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cube | cuves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Polyèdre limité par six carrés. | Pluriel de cuve. |
Where the eye mixes cube and cuves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cube vs cuves
A purely visual mix-up. cube (\kyb\) and cuves (\kyv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cube is recorded at frequency rank #9,979, classified as anoun, pronounced \kyb\. cuves is at rank #21,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kyv\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31567, this pair ranks #302,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cube vs cuves
Shared letters: ceu. Private to "cube": b. Private to "cuves": sv.
"cube" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cuves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cube" and "cuves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cube" or "cuves"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cube" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cube" and "cuves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs cuves". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #302,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.