Which to use
“Vevey” is a name and “vexé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,371
- “Vevey” frequency rank
- #22,731
- “vexé” frequency rank
- 68102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vevey | vexé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ville et commune du canton de Vaud en Suisse. | Froissé, chagriné, dépité. |
Where the eye mixes Vevey and vexé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Vevey runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against vexé's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Vevey with vexé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vevey is \və.vɛ\ while vexé is \vɛk.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vevey is recorded at frequency rank #45,371, classified as aname, pronounced \və.vɛ\. vexé is at rank #22,731, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vɛk.se\.
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 68102, this pair ranks #60,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Vevey vs vexé
Shared letters: ev. Private to "Vevey": y. Private to "vexé": xé.
"Vevey" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vexé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vevey ← evvey · veevy · veveyy · vevvey · vevye · vveey · vvevey
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vevey" for "vexé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Vevey" or "vexé"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Vevey" and "vexé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vevey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vexé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vevey" and "vexé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vevey vs vexée". 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 #60,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.