Which to use
“nages” and “navets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,613
- “nages” frequency rank
- #33,368
- “navets” frequency rank
- 68981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nages | navets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de nage. | Pluriel de navet. |
Where the eye mixes nages and navets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses nages with navets
A purely visual mix-up. nages (\naʒ\) and navets (\na.vɛ\) 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 68981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nages is recorded at frequency rank #35,613, classified as anoun, pronounced \naʒ\. navets is at rank #33,368, tagged as anoun, pronounced \na.vɛ\.
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 68981, this pair ranks #56,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nages vs navets
Shared letters: aens. Private to "nages": g. Private to "navets": tv.
"nages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "navets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nages" for "navets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nages" vs "navets" - 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 "nages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "navets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nages" and "navets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nages vs noués". 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 #56,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.