Which to use
“nuée” and “nuque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,934
- “nuée” frequency rank
- #11,626
- “nuque” frequency rank
- 44560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nuée | nuque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nuage étendu, épais, sombre. | Partie dorsale du cou. |
Where the eye mixes nuée and nuque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nuée vs nuque
A purely visual mix-up. nuée (\nɥe\) and nuque (\nyk\) 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 44560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nuée is recorded at frequency rank #32,934, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɥe\. nuque is at rank #11,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nyk\.
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 44560, this pair ranks #209,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nuée vs nuque
Shared letters: enu. Private to "nuée": é. Private to "nuque": q.
"nuée" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "nuque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nuque ← nnuque · nquue · nuqeu · nuqque · nuuqe · unque
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nuée" for "nuque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nuée" vs "nuque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nuée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nuque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nuée" and "nuque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs nuée". 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 #209,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.