Which to use
“cures” and “cuves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,120
- “cures” frequency rank
- #21,588
- “cuves” frequency rank
- 51708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cures | cuves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cure. | Pluriel de cuve. |
Where the eye mixes cures and cuves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cures and cuves
A purely visual mix-up. cures (\kyʁ\) 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 a single letter - r in “cures” becomes v in “cuves”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cures is recorded at frequency rank #30,120, classified as anoun, pronounced \kyʁ\. 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 51708, this pair ranks #153,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cures vs cuves
Shared letters: cesu. Private to "cures": r. Private to "cuves": v.
"cures" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cuves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cures" and "cuves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cures" or "cuves"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cures" 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 #153,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cures" and "cuves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courges vs cures". 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 #153,030 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.