Which to use
“vergne” and “vergogne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,113
- “vergne” frequency rank
- #29,588
- “vergogne” frequency rank
- 71701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergne | vergogne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aulne. | Retenue, pudeur, modestie, honte. |
Where the eye mixes vergne and vergogne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vergne runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against vergogne's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vergne vs vergogne
A purely visual mix-up. vergne (\vɛʁɲ\) and vergogne (\vɛʁ.ɡɔɲ\) 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 71701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergne is recorded at frequency rank #42,113, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁɲ\. vergogne is at rank #29,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁ.ɡɔɲ\.
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 71701, this pair ranks #46,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vergne vs vergogne
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "vergne": -. Private to "vergogne": o.
"vergne" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "vergogne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vergne" for "vergogne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vergne" or "vergogne"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vergne" and "vergogne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergogne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergne" and "vergogne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergne vs vern". 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 #46,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.