Which to use
“vêtues” and “veuves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,121
- “vêtues” frequency rank
- #21,201
- “veuves” frequency rank
- 63322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vêtues | veuves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de vêtu. | Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif veuf. |
Where the eye mixes vêtues and veuves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vêtues (CVCVVC) and veuves (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vêtues and veuves
A purely visual mix-up. vêtues (\vɛ.ty\) and veuves (\vœv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63322, 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\. veuves is at rank #21,201, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vœv\.
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 63322, this pair ranks #82,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vêtues vs veuves
Shared letters: esuv. Private to "vêtues": tê. Private to "veuves": -.
"vêtues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "veuves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veuves ← evuves · veuevs · veuvess · veuvse · veuvves · vevues · vueves · vveuves
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vêtues" and "veuves" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vêtues" or "veuves" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vêtues" and "veuves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vêtues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veuves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vêtues" and "veuves" 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 #82,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.