Which to use
“weed” and “weir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,505
- “weed” frequency rank
- #36,659
- “weir” frequency rank
- 58164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weed | weir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marihuana ; cannabis. | Barrage ajustable, servant d’écluse ou de déversoir pour les mesures de débit. |
Where the eye mixes weed and weir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weed vs weir
A purely visual mix-up. weed (\wid\) and weir (\wɪ.ɚ\) 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 58164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weed is recorded at frequency rank #21,505, classified as anoun, pronounced \wid\. weir is at rank #36,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced \wɪ.ɚ\.
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 58164, this pair ranks #110,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of weed vs weir
Shared letters: ew. Private to "weed": d. Private to "weir": ir.
"weed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "weir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weed" and "weir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "weed" or "weir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "weed" and "weir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weed" and "weir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weir vs went". 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 #110,660 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.