Which to use
“vaincu” is an adjective and “vaincue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,768
- “vaincu” frequency rank
- #26,914
- “vaincue” frequency rank
- 34682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaincu | vaincue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été vaincu. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe vaincre. |
Same sound, different letters: vaincu vs vaincue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. vaincu runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against vaincue's 7 (CVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - vaincu and vaincue
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vaincu and vaincue carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɛ̃.ky\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vaincu” sits inside “vaincue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaincu is recorded at frequency rank #7,768, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɛ̃.ky\. 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 34682, this pair ranks #282,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vaincu vs vaincue
Shared letters: acinuv. Private to "vaincu": -. Private to "vaincue": e.
"vaincu" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "vaincue" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vaincu" and "vaincue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vaincu" or "vaincue"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "vaincu" / "vaincue". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaincu" 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 #282,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaincu" 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 #282,132 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.