Which to use
“neue” and “noués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,599
- “neue” frequency rank
- #49,824
- “noués” frequency rank
- 94423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neue | noués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de neu. | Masculin pluriel de noué. |
Where the eye mixes neue and noués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. neue runs 4 letters (CVVV) against noués's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses neue with noués
A purely visual mix-up. neue (\ˈnɔɪ̯ə\) and noués (\nwe\) 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 94423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neue is recorded at frequency rank #44,599, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈnɔɪ̯ə\. noués is at rank #49,824, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nwe\.
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 94423, this pair ranks #1,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of neue vs noués
Shared letters: nu. Private to "neue": e. Private to "noués": osé.
"neue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "noués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- neue ← enue · neeu · nneue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "neue" and "noués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "neue" or "noués"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "neue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "noués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neue" and "noués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nodules 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 #1,634 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.