Which to use
“vers” is a noun and “veufs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #185
- “vers” frequency rank
- #45,941
- “veufs” frequency rank
- 46126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vers | veufs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suite de mots rythmés selon la quantité, l’accentuation, le nombre des syllabes ou le retour de la rime. | Masculin pluriel de veuf. |
Where the eye mixes vers and veufs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vers runs 4 letters (CVCC) 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 vers with veufs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vers is \vɛʁ\ while veufs is \vœf\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vers is recorded at frequency rank #185, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁ\. 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 46126, this pair ranks #197,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vers vs veufs
Shared letters: esv. Private to "vers": r. Private to "veufs": fu.
"vers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "veufs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vers" and "veufs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vers" or "veufs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vers" and "veufs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vers" 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 #197,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vers" 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 #197,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.