Which to use
“variétés” and “variety” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,571
- “variétés” frequency rank
- #41,585
- “variety” frequency rank
- 48156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variétés | variety |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de variété. | Variété, type, catégorie. |
Where the eye mixes variétés and variety
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. variétés runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against variety's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses variétés with variety
A purely visual mix-up. variétés (\va.ʁje.te\) and variety (\vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti\) 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 48156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variétés is recorded at frequency rank #6,571, classified as anoun, pronounced \va.ʁje.te\. variety is at rank #41,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti\.
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 48156, this pair ranks #181,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of variétés vs variety
Shared letters: airtv. Private to "variétés": sé. Private to "variety": ey.
"variétés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "variety" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- variety ← avriety · vairety · vareity · varietty · varietyy · varieyt · varitey · varriety
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "variétés" for "variety" ever safe?
Which is more common, "variétés" or "variety"?
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 "variétés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "variety" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variétés" and "variety" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vanity vs variety". 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 #181,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.