Which to use
“vêtues” and “veufs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,121
- “vêtues” frequency rank
- #45,941
- “veufs” frequency rank
- 88062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vêtues | veufs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de vêtu. | Masculin pluriel de veuf. |
Where the eye mixes vêtues and veufs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vêtues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against veufs's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vêtues vs veufs
A purely visual mix-up. vêtues (\vɛ.ty\) and veufs (\vœf\) 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 88062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vêtues is recorded at frequency rank #42,121, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɛ.ty\. 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 88062, this pair ranks #7,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vêtues vs veufs
Shared letters: esuv. Private to "vêtues": tê. Private to "veufs": f.
"vêtues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "veufs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veufs ← evufs · vefus · veuffs · veufss · veusf · vuefs · vveufs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vêtues" and "veufs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vêtues" vs "veufs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vêtues" 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 #7,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vêtues" 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 #7,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.