Which to use
“prévenu” and “prévenus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,794
- “prévenu” frequency rank
- #12,230
- “prévenus” frequency rank
- 17024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prévenu | prévenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a par avance des sentiments favorables ou défavorables. | Masculin pluriel de prévenu. |
Where the eye mixes prévenu and prévenus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prévenu runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against prévenus's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prévenu vs prévenus
A purely visual mix-up. prévenu (\pʁɛv.ny\) and prévenus (\pʁe.və.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 1 extra letter(s) - “prévenu” sits inside “prévenus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prévenu is recorded at frequency rank #4,794, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɛv.ny\. prévenus is at rank #12,230, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.və.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 17024, this pair ranks #385,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prévenu vs prévenus
Shared letters: enpruvé. Private to "prévenu": -. Private to "prévenus": s.
"prévenu" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "prévenus" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prévenu" for "prévenus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "prévenu" or "prévenus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prévenu" and "prévenus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prévenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prévenu" and "prévenus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prévenez vs prévenus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #385,154 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.