Which to use
“nécrose” and “névrose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,036
- “nécrose” frequency rank
- #37,451
- “névrose” frequency rank
- 80487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nécrose | névrose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mortification ; altération, dégénérescence de cellules, de tissus qui aboutit à leur mort. | Trouble psychique engendrant une souffrance mentale dont le patient est conscient, contrairement à la psychose. |
Where the eye mixes nécrose and névrose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. nécrose and névrose follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nécrose with névrose
A purely visual mix-up. nécrose (\ne.kʁoz\) and névrose (\ne.vʁoz\) 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 a single letter - c in “nécrose” becomes v in “névrose”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nécrose is recorded at frequency rank #43,036, classified as anoun, pronounced \ne.kʁoz\. névrose is at rank #37,451, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ne.vʁoz\.
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 80487, this pair ranks #20,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nécrose vs névrose
Shared letters: enorsé. Private to "nécrose": c. Private to "névrose": v.
"nécrose" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "névrose" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nécrose" and "névrose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "nécrose" or "névrose" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nécrose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "névrose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nécrose" and "névrose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nécrose vs négros". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,795 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.