Which to use
“nul” and “nus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,417
- “nul” frequency rank
- #7,091
- “nus” frequency rank
- 8508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nul | nus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Égal à zéro, en parlant d’un nombre, d’une grandeur ou d’une valeur. | Masculin pluriel de nu. |
Where the eye mixes nul and nus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: nul vs nus
A purely visual mix-up. nul (\nyl\) and nus (\ny\) 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 a single letter - l in “nul” becomes s in “nus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nul is recorded at frequency rank #1,417, classified as anadj, pronounced \nyl\. nus is at rank #7,091, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ny\.
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 8508, this pair ranks #419,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nul vs nus
Shared letters: nu. Private to "nul": l. Private to "nus": s.
"nul" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "nus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nul" for "nus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nul" vs "nus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nul" and "nus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nul" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nul" and "nus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "noués vs nus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #419,791 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.