Which to use
“nazes” and “noyés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,083
- “nazes” frequency rank
- #22,352
- “noyés” frequency rank
- 54435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nazes | noyés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de naze. | Masculin pluriel de noyé. |
Where the eye mixes nazes and noyés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nazes (CVCVC) and noyés (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: nazes vs noyés
A purely visual mix-up. nazes (\naz\) and noyés (\nwa.je\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nazes is recorded at frequency rank #32,083, classified as anadj, pronounced \naz\. noyés is at rank #22,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nwa.je\.
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 54435, this pair ranks #134,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nazes vs noyés
Shared letters: ns. Private to "nazes": aez. Private to "noyés": oyé.
"nazes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "noyés" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nazes ← anzes · naezs · nazess · nazse · nazzes · nnazes · nzaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nazes" for "noyés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nazes" or "noyés"?
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 "nazes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noyés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nazes" and "noyés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nazes 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 #134,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.