eovseutConfusable pair

Quick tell: eo is a noun, eut is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“eo” is a noun and “eut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,418
“eo” frequency rank
#2,421
“eut” frequency rank
45839
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eo eut
Definition Je : première personne du singulier au cas sujet. Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe avoir.

Letter map: eo vs eut

Shared letters muted; letters that set eo and eut apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch
eo
3 ch
eut

Grammar separator: eo vs eut

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eo is anoun and eutaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eo is recorded at frequency rank #43,418, classified as anoun. eut is at rank #2,421, tagged as averb, pronounced \y\.

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 45839, this pair ranks #199,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eo vs eut

Shared letters: e. Private to "eo": o. Private to "eut": tu.

"eo" · 2 letters · shape VV  ·  "eut" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eo" for "eut" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eo" is a noun and "eut" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "eo" or "eut"?
"eut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,421 in our French list, against #43,418 for "eo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "eo" vs "eut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eo" and "eut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eo vs EPO". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #199,632 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list