Which to use
“Neuilly” and “Neuville” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,847
- “Neuilly” frequency rank
- #19,351
- “Neuville” frequency rank
- 33198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Neuilly | Neuville |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes Neuilly and Neuville
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Neuilly runs 7 letters (CVVVCCV) against Neuville's 8 (CVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Neuilly and Neuville
A purely visual mix-up. Neuilly (\nœ.ji\) and Neuville (\nø.vil\) 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 33198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Neuilly is recorded at frequency rank #13,847, classified as aname, pronounced \nœ.ji\. Neuville is at rank #19,351, tagged as aname, pronounced \nø.vil\.
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 33198, this pair ranks #292,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Neuilly vs Neuville
Shared letters: eilnu. Private to "Neuilly": y. Private to "Neuville": v.
"Neuilly" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "Neuville" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Neuilly" and "Neuville" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Neuilly" or "Neuville"?
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 "Neuilly" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Neuville" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Neuilly" and "Neuville" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Neuville vs nouille". 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 #292,227 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.