Which to use
“vaincre” and “vaincue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,767
- “vaincre” frequency rank
- #26,914
- “vaincue” frequency rank
- 33681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaincre | vaincue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remporter la victoire sur un ennemi, sur un rival, sur un concurrent. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe vaincre. |
Where the eye mixes vaincre and vaincue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vaincre (CVVCCCV) and vaincue (CVVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vaincre vs vaincue
A purely visual mix-up. vaincre (\vɛ̃kʁ\) and vaincue (\vɛ̃.ky\) 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 a single letter - r in “vaincre” becomes u in “vaincue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaincre is recorded at frequency rank #6,767, classified as averb, pronounced \vɛ̃kʁ\. vaincue is at rank #26,914, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɛ̃.ky\.
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 33681, this pair ranks #289,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vaincre vs vaincue
Shared letters: aceinv. Private to "vaincre": r. Private to "vaincue": u.
"vaincre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "vaincue" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vaincre" and "vaincue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vaincre" vs "vaincue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaincre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaincue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaincre" and "vaincue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaincra vs vaincue". 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 #289,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.