Which to use
“épées” and “eyes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,628
- “épées” frequency rank
- #21,318
- “eyes” frequency rank
- 39946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épées | eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de épée. | Pluriel de eye, « yeux ». |
Where the eye mixes épées and eyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: épées vs eyes
A purely visual mix-up. épées (\e.pe\) and eyes (\aɪz\) 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 39946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épées is recorded at frequency rank #18,628, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.pe\. eyes is at rank #21,318, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aɪz\.
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 39946, this pair ranks #244,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of épées vs eyes
Shared letters: es. Private to "épées": pé. Private to "eyes": y.
"épées" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "eyes" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eyes ← eeys · eyess · eyse · eyyes · yees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "épées" for "eyes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "épées" or "eyes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "épées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épées" and "eyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épées vs épier". 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 #244,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.