Which to use
“weeks” and “wells” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,264
- “weeks” frequency rank
- #14,825
- “wells” frequency rank
- 59089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weeks | wells |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de week. | Pluriel de well. |
Where the eye mixes weeks and wells
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weeks vs wells
A purely visual mix-up. weeks (\wik\) and wells (\’wɛlz\) 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 59089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weeks is recorded at frequency rank #44,264, classified as anoun, pronounced \wik\. wells is at rank #14,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced \’wɛlz\.
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 59089, this pair ranks #105,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of weeks vs wells
Shared letters: esw. Private to "weeks": k. Private to "wells": l.
"weeks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "wells" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weeks" and "wells" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "weeks" or "wells" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weeks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wells" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weeks" and "wells" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weekly vs weeks". 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 #105,132 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.