Which to use
“neveu” and “neveux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,000
- “neveu” frequency rank
- #19,610
- “neveux” frequency rank
- 25610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neveu | neveux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou Petit-fils. | Pluriel de neveu. |
Same sound, different letters: neveu vs neveux
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. neveu runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against neveux's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - neveu and neveux
This is the hard kind. neveu and neveux are pronounced identically (\nə.vø\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “neveu” sits inside “neveux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neveu is recorded at frequency rank #6,000, classified as anoun, pronounced \nə.vø\. neveux is at rank #19,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nə.vø\.
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 25610, this pair ranks #339,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of neveu vs neveux
Shared letters: enuv. Private to "neveu": -. Private to "neveux": x.
"neveu" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "neveux" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "neveu" for "neveux" ever safe?
Frequency check: "neveu" vs "neveux" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "neveu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neveux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neveu" and "neveux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neigeux vs neveux". 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 #339,867 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.