Which to use
“vaincue” and “vince” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,914
- “vaincue” frequency rank
- #18,905
- “vince” frequency rank
- 45819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaincue | vince |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe vaincre. | Gagner. |
Where the eye mixes vaincue and vince
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vaincue runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against vince's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vaincue with vince
A purely visual mix-up. vaincue (\vɛ̃.ky\) and vince (\ˈβin.ʧe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45819, 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\. vince is at rank #18,905, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈβin.ʧe\.
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 45819, this pair ranks #199,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vaincue vs vince
Shared letters: ceinv. Private to "vaincue": au. Private to "vince": -.
"vaincue" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "vince" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vaincue" for "vince" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vaincue" or "vince"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaincue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vince" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaincue" and "vince" 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 #199,785 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.