Which to use
“vexée” is an adjective and “vexer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,075
- “vexée” frequency rank
- #24,431
- “vexer” frequency rank
- 64506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vexée | vexer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de vexé. | Tourmenter par abus de pouvoir ; opprimer ; persécuter. |
Same sound, different letters: vexée vs vexer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. vexée (CVCVV) and vexer (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - vexée / vexer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vexée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vexée is recorded at frequency rank #40,075, 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 64506, this pair ranks #76,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vexée vs vexer
Shared letters: evx. Private to "vexée": é. Private to "vexer": r.
"vexée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vexer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vexer ← evxer · veexr · vexerr · vexre · vexxer · vvexer · vxeer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vexée" and "vexer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vexée" vs "vexer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"vexée" and "vexer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "vexée" 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 #76,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vexée" and "vexer" 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 #76,709 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.