Which to use
“vœux” and “veaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,179
- “vœux” frequency rank
- #22,729
- “veaux” frequency rank
- 30908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vœux | veaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vœu. | Pluriel de veau. |
Where the eye mixes vœux and veaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vœux and veaux
A purely visual mix-up. vœux (\vø\) and veaux (\vo\) 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 30908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vœux is recorded at frequency rank #8,179, classified as anoun, pronounced \vø\. veaux is at rank #22,729, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vo\.
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 30908, this pair ranks #307,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vœux vs veaux
Shared letters: uvx. Private to "vœux": œ. Private to "veaux": ae.
"vœux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "veaux" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veaux ← evaux · veauxx · veaxu · veuax · vveaux
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vœux" for "veaux" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vœux" vs "veaux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vœux" and "veaux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vœux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vœux" and "veaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veaux vs Viau". 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 #307,243 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.