Which to use
“êtes” and “eues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #362
- “êtes” frequency rank
- #24,212
- “eues” frequency rank
- 24574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | êtes | eues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de être. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de avoir. |
Where the eye mixes êtes and eues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses êtes with eues
A purely visual mix-up. êtes (\ɛt\) and eues (\y\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
êtes is recorded at frequency rank #362, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛt\. eues is at rank #24,212, 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 24574, this pair ranks #345,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of êtes vs eues
Shared letters: es. Private to "êtes": tê. Private to "eues": u.
"êtes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "eues" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eues ← eeus · euess · euse · uees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "êtes" and "eues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "êtes" or "eues"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "êtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "êtes" and "eues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étuis vs eues". 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 #345,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.