Which to use
“nuées” and “nuits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,204
- “nuées” frequency rank
- #3,627
- “nuits” frequency rank
- 48831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nuées | nuits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de nuée. | Pluriel de nuit. |
Where the eye mixes nuées and nuits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nuées (CVVVC) and nuits (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nuées and nuits
A purely visual mix-up. nuées (\nɥe\) and nuits (\nɥi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48831, 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\. nuits is at rank #3,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɥi\.
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 48831, this pair ranks #175,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nuées vs nuits
Shared letters: nsu. Private to "nuées": eé. Private to "nuits": it.
"nuées" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "nuits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nuits ← niuts · nnuits · nuist · nuitss · nuitts · nutis · units
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nuées" and "nuits" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "nuées" or "nuits" show up more?
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 "nuées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nuits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nuées" and "nuits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs nuées". 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 #175,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.