Which to use
“veux” and “vus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #206
- “veux” frequency rank
- #5,090
- “vus” frequency rank
- 5296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veux | vus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vouloir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voir. |
Where the eye mixes veux and vus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between veux and vus
A purely visual mix-up. veux (\vø\) and vus (\vy\) 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 5296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veux is recorded at frequency rank #206, classified as averb, pronounced \vø\. vus is at rank #5,090, tagged as averb, pronounced \vy\.
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 5296, this pair ranks #429,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veux vs vus
Shared letters: uv. Private to "veux": ex. Private to "vus": s.
"veux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veux ← evux · veuxx · vexu · vuex · vveux
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veux" and "vus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "veux" or "vus"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "veux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veux" and "vus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs vus". 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 #429,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.