Which to use
“vécues” and “veufs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,734
- “vécues” frequency rank
- #45,941
- “veufs” frequency rank
- 69675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vécues | veufs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de vécu. | Masculin pluriel de veuf. |
Where the eye mixes vécues and veufs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vécues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against veufs's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vécues with veufs
A purely visual mix-up. vécues (\ve.ky\) and veufs (\vœf\) 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 69675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vécues is recorded at frequency rank #23,734, classified as anadj, pronounced \ve.ky\. veufs is at rank #45,941, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vœf\.
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 69675, this pair ranks #54,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vécues vs veufs
Shared letters: esuv. Private to "vécues": cé. Private to "veufs": f.
"vécues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "veufs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veufs ← evufs · vefus · veuffs · veufss · veusf · vuefs · vveufs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vécues" for "veufs" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "vécues" or "veufs" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vécues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veufs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vécues" and "veufs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ves vs veufs". 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 #54,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.