Which to use
“préjugés” and “preuves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,487
- “préjugés” frequency rank
- #2,540
- “preuves” frequency rank
- 10027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | préjugés | preuves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de préjugé. | Pluriel de preuve. |
Where the eye mixes préjugés and preuves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. préjugés runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against preuves's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses préjugés with preuves
A purely visual mix-up. préjugés (\pʁe.ʒy.ʒe\) and preuves (\pʁœv\) 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 10027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
préjugés is recorded at frequency rank #7,487, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.ʒy.ʒe\. preuves is at rank #2,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁœv\.
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 10027, this pair ranks #414,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of préjugés vs preuves
Shared letters: prsu. Private to "préjugés": gjé. Private to "preuves": ev.
"préjugés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "preuves" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preuves ← peruves · ppreuves · preuevs · preuvess · preuvse · preuvves · prevues · prreuves
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "préjugés" for "preuves" ever safe?
Frequency check: "préjugés" vs "preuves" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "préjugés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preuves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "préjugés" and "preuves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "préjuger vs préjugés". 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 #414,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.