Which to use
“nuées” and “nuitées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,204
- “nuées” frequency rank
- #38,451
- “nuitées” frequency rank
- 83655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nuées | nuitées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de nuée. | Pluriel de nuitée. |
Where the eye mixes nuées and nuitées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. nuées runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against nuitées's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nuées vs nuitées
A purely visual mix-up. nuées (\nɥe\) and nuitées (\nɥi.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nuées is recorded at frequency rank #45,204, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɥe\. nuitées is at rank #38,451, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɥi.te\.
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 83655, this pair ranks #14,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nuées vs nuitées
Shared letters: ensué. Private to "nuées": -. Private to "nuitées": it.
"nuées" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "nuitées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nuées" for "nuitées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nuées" vs "nuitées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nuées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nuitées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nuées" and "nuitées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs nuées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,432 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.