Which to use
“neuves” and “noués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,219
- “neuves” frequency rank
- #49,824
- “noués” frequency rank
- 63043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neuves | noués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de neuf. | Masculin pluriel de noué. |
Where the eye mixes neuves and noués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. neuves runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) 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 neuves with noués
A purely visual mix-up. neuves (\nœv\) 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 63043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neuves is recorded at frequency rank #13,219, classified as anadj, pronounced \nœv\. 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 63043, this pair ranks #83,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of neuves vs noués
Shared letters: nsu. Private to "neuves": ev. Private to "noués": oé.
"neuves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "noués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- neuves ← enuves · neuevs · neuvess · neuvse · neuvves · nevues · nneuves · nueves
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "neuves" and "noués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "neuves" or "noués"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "neuves" and "noués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "neuves" 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 #83,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neuves" 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 #83,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.