Which to use
“vexé” is an adjective and “vexer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,731
- “vexé” frequency rank
- #24,431
- “vexer” frequency rank
- 47162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vexé | vexer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Froissé, chagriné, dépité. | Tourmenter par abus de pouvoir ; opprimer ; persécuter. |
Same sound, different letters: vexé vs vexer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. vexé runs 4 letters (CVCV) against vexer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - vexé and vexer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vexé and vexer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɛk.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vexé is recorded at frequency rank #22,731, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɛk.se\. vexer is at rank #24,431, tagged as averb, 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 47162, this pair ranks #189,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vexé vs vexer
Shared letters: evx. Private to "vexé": é. Private to "vexer": r.
"vexé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vexer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vexer ← evxer · veexr · vexerr · vexre · vexxer · vvexer · vxeer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vexé" and "vexer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vexé" vs "vexer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"vexé" and "vexer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "vexé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vexer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vexé" and "vexer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vevey vs vexer". 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 #189,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.