Which to use
“ver” is a noun and “veux” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,804
- “ver” frequency rank
- #206
- “veux” frequency rank
- 11010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ver | veux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Animal invertébré long et rampant au corps cylindrique, sans membres articulés et qui correspond à plusieurs animaux comme les vers de terre, certaines larves d’insectes, etc. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes ver and veux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ver vs veux
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ver is \vɛʁ\ while veux is \vø\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ver is recorded at frequency rank #10,804, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁ\. veux is at rank #206, tagged as averb, pronounced \vø\.
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 11010, this pair ranks #410,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ver vs veux
Shared letters: ev. Private to "ver": r. Private to "veux": ux.
"ver" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "veux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veux ← evux · veuxx · vexu · vuex · vveux
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ver" and "veux" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ver" or "veux"?
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 "ver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ver" and "veux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ver vs viv". 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 #410,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.