Which to use
“nègres” and “nettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,195
- “nègres” frequency rank
- #18,543
- “nettes” frequency rank
- 34738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nègres | nettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de nègre. | Féminin pluriel de net. |
Where the eye mixes nègres and nettes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nègres and nettes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nègres with nettes
A purely visual mix-up. nègres (\nɛɡʁ\) and nettes (\nɛt\) 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 34738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nègres is recorded at frequency rank #16,195, classified as anadj, pronounced \nɛɡʁ\. nettes is at rank #18,543, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nɛt\.
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 34738, this pair ranks #281,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nègres vs nettes
Shared letters: ens. Private to "nègres": grè. Private to "nettes": t.
"nègres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nettes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nettes ← enttes · netes · netets · nettess · nettse · nnettes · ntetes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nègres" and "nettes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nègres" vs "nettes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nègres" and "nettes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nègres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nettes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nègres" and "nettes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "natte vs nettes". 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 #281,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.