Which to use
“êtes” and “eue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #362
- “êtes” frequency rank
- #12,376
- “eue” frequency rank
- 12738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | êtes | eue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de être. | Participe passé féminin singulier de avoir. |
Where the eye mixes êtes and eue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between êtes and eue
A purely visual mix-up. êtes (\ɛt\) and eue (\y\) 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 12738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
êtes is recorded at frequency rank #362, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛt\. eue is at rank #12,376, 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 12738, this pair ranks #403,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of êtes vs eue
Shared letters: e. Private to "êtes": stê. Private to "eue": u.
"êtes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "eue" · 3 letters · shape VVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "êtes" for "eue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "êtes" vs "eue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "êtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "êtes" and "eue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs eue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #403,969 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.