Which to use
“vaincue” is a verb and “vaincus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,914
- “vaincue” frequency rank
- #18,901
- “vaincus” frequency rank
- 45815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaincue | vaincus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe vaincre. | Masculin pluriel de vaincu. |
Same sound, different letters: vaincue vs vaincus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. vaincue (CVVCCVV) and vaincus (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - vaincue / vaincus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vaincue and vaincus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɛ̃.ky\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “vaincue” becomes s in “vaincus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaincue is recorded at frequency rank #26,914, classified as averb, pronounced \vɛ̃.ky\. vaincus is at rank #18,901, tagged as anadj, 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 45815, this pair ranks #199,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vaincue vs vaincus
Shared letters: acinuv. Private to "vaincue": e. Private to "vaincus": s.
"vaincue" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "vaincus" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vaincue" and "vaincus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vaincue" or "vaincus"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "vaincue" / "vaincus". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaincue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaincus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaincue" and "vaincus" 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 #199,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.