Which to use
“veuves” and “vouées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,201
- “veuves” frequency rank
- #45,951
- “vouées” frequency rank
- 67152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veuves | vouées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif veuf. | Féminin pluriel de voué. |
Where the eye mixes veuves and vouées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. veuves (CVVCVC) and vouées (CVVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between veuves and vouées
A purely visual mix-up. veuves (\vœv\) and vouées (\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 67152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veuves is recorded at frequency rank #21,201, classified as anadj, pronounced \vœv\. vouées is at rank #45,951, 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 67152, this pair ranks #64,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of veuves vs vouées
Shared letters: esuv. Private to "veuves": -. Private to "vouées": oé.
"veuves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "vouées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veuves ← evuves · veuevs · veuvess · veuvse · veuvves · vevues · vueves · vveuves
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "veuves" and "vouées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "veuves" vs "vouées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "veuves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vouées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veuves" and "vouées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouées vs voûtée". 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 #64,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.