Which to use
“très” is an adverb and “tuées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #78
- “très” frequency rank
- #13,927
- “tuées” frequency rank
- 14005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | très | tuées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Beaucoup, au plus haut point (devant un adjectif ou un adverbe). | Féminin pluriel de tué. |
Where the eye mixes très and tuées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. très runs 4 letters (CCVC) against tuées's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: très vs tuées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: très is \tʁɛ\ while tuées is \tɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
très is recorded at frequency rank #78, classified as anadv, pronounced \tʁɛ\. tuées is at rank #13,927, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɥe\.
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 14005, this pair ranks #398,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of très vs tuées
Shared letters: st. Private to "très": rè. Private to "tuées": eué.
"très" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "tuées" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "très" and "tuées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "très" or "tuées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "très" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tuées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "très" and "tuées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taxées vs tuées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #398,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.