Which to use
“heur” and “heurts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,538
- “heur” frequency rank
- #23,574
- “heurts” frequency rank
- 59112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heur | heurts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bonne fortune, chance heureuse. | Pluriel de heurt. |
Where the eye mixes heur and heurts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. heur runs 4 letters (CVVC) against heurts's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between heur and heurts
A purely visual mix-up. heur (^((h muet))\œʁ\) and heurts (\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) - “heur” sits inside “heurts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heur is recorded at frequency rank #35,538, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\œʁ\. heurts is at rank #23,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced \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 59112, this pair ranks #105,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of heur vs heurts
Shared letters: ehru. Private to "heur": -. Private to "heurts": st.
"heur" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "heurts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heur" and "heurts" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "heur" or "heurts"?
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 "heur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heurts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heur" and "heurts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heur vs heurt". 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 #105,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.