Which to use
“verres” and “verrous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,714
- “verres” frequency rank
- #28,015
- “verrous” frequency rank
- 33729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verres | verrous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de verre. | Pluriel de verrou. |
Where the eye mixes verres and verrous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verres runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against verrous's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verres and verrous
A purely visual mix-up. verres (\vɛʁ\) and verrous (\vɛ.ʁu\) 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 33729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verres is recorded at frequency rank #5,714, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁ\. verrous is at rank #28,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɛ.ʁu\.
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 33729, this pair ranks #288,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verres vs verrous
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "verres": -. Private to "verrous": ou.
"verres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "verrous" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verres" for "verrous" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verres" or "verrous"?
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 "verres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verres" and "verrous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "various vs verrous". 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 #288,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.