Which to use
“Heu” and “heure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,511
- “Heu” frequency rank
- #346
- “heure” frequency rank
- 6857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Heu | heure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Foin. | Unité de mesure du temps, compatible avec le Système international, dérivée de la seconde, dont le symbole est h. 1 heure = 60 minutes = 3600 secondes. |
Where the eye mixes Heu and heure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Heu (\hɔɪ̯\) and heure (^((h muet))\œʁ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Heu” sits inside “heure”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Heu is recorded at frequency rank #6,511, classified as anoun, pronounced \hɔɪ̯\. heure is at rank #346, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\œʁ\.
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 6857, this pair ranks #424,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Heu vs heure
Shared letters: ehu. Private to "Heu": -. Private to "heure": r.
"Heu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "heure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- heure ← ehure · herue · heuer · heurre · hheure · huere
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Heu" and "heure" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Heu" or "heure"?
What to do next
You've compared "Heu" and "heure". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Heu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Heu" and "heure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs Heu". 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
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