Which to use
“nées” and “neue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,206
- “nées” frequency rank
- #44,599
- “neue” frequency rank
- 56805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nées | neue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de né. | Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu. |
Where the eye mixes nées and neue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. nées (CVVC) and neue (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: nées vs neue
A purely visual mix-up. nées (\ne\) and neue (\ˈnɔɪ̯ə\) 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 56805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nées is recorded at frequency rank #12,206, classified as anadj, pronounced \ne\. neue is at rank #44,599, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈnɔɪ̯ə\.
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 56805, this pair ranks #118,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nées vs neue
Shared letters: en. Private to "nées": sé. Private to "neue": u.
"nées" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "neue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- neue ← enue · neeu · nneue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nées" and "neue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nées" or "neue"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nées" and "neue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nées" and "neue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neue 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 #118,795 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.