Which to use
“vestes” is a noun and “vêtues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,183
- “vestes” frequency rank
- #42,121
- “vêtues” frequency rank
- 61304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vestes | vêtues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de veste. | Féminin pluriel de vêtu. |
Where the eye mixes vestes and vêtues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vestes (CVCCVC) and vêtues (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vestes vs vêtues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vestes is \vɛst\ while vêtues is \vɛ.ty\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vestes is recorded at frequency rank #19,183, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛst\. vêtues is at rank #42,121, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vɛ.ty\.
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 61304, this pair ranks #92,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vestes vs vêtues
Shared letters: estv. Private to "vestes": -. Private to "vêtues": uê.
"vestes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vêtues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vestes ← evstes · vesets · vesstes · vestess · vestse · vesttes · vetses · vsetes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vestes" for "vêtues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vestes" vs "vêtues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vestes" and "vêtues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vestes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vêtues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vestes" and "vêtues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vêtues 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 #92,978 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.