Which to use
“uit” is an onomatopoeia and “ux” is a typographic variant - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,796
- “uit” frequency rank
- #28,392
- “ux” frequency rank
- 73188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uit | ux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bruit évoquant une action effectuée très rapidement. | Orthographe par contrainte typographique par système x de ŭ. |
Where the eye mixes uit and ux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. uit runs 3 letters (VVC) against ux's 2 (VC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between uit and ux
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: uit is \ɥit\ while ux is \wo\. 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 (onomatopoeia vs typographic variant), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uit is recorded at frequency rank #44,796, classified as anonomatopoeia, pronounced \ɥit\. ux is at rank #28,392, tagged as atypographic variant, pronounced \wo\.
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 73188, this pair ranks #41,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of uit vs ux
Shared letters: u. Private to "uit": it. Private to "ux": x.
"uit" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "ux" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "uit" for "ux" ever safe?
Which is more common, "uit" or "ux"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "uit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uit" and "ux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ubu vs uit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,316 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.