Which to use
“veufs” and “voués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,941
- “veufs” frequency rank
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- 78579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veufs | voués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de veuf. | Masculin pluriel de voué. |
Where the eye mixes veufs and voués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. veufs (CVVCC) and voués (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: veufs vs voués
A purely visual mix-up. veufs (\vœf\) and voués (\vwe\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veufs is recorded at frequency rank #45,941, classified as anadj, pronounced \vœf\. voués is at rank #32,638, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwe\.
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 78579, this pair ranks #25,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of veufs vs voués
Shared letters: suv. Private to "veufs": ef. Private to "voués": oé.
"veufs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veufs ← evufs · vefus · veuffs · veufss · veusf · vuefs · vveufs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veufs" for "voués" ever safe?
Which is more common, "veufs" or "voués"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "veufs" and "voués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veufs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veufs" and "voués" 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 #25,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.