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“XIIIe” and “XVIIe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,512
- “XIIIe” frequency rank
- #10,101
- “XVIIe” frequency rank
- 26613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | XIIIe | XVIIe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Treizième. | Dix-septième. |
Where the eye mixes XIIIe and XVIIe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. XIIIe (CVVVV) and XVIIe (CCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: XIIIe vs XVIIe
A purely visual mix-up. XIIIe (\tʁɛ.zjɛm\) and XVIIe (\di.sɛ.tjɛm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - i in “XIIIe” becomes v in “XVIIe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
XIIIe is recorded at frequency rank #16,512, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɛ.zjɛm\. XVIIe is at rank #10,101, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.sɛ.tjɛm\.
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 26613, this pair ranks #333,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of XIIIe vs XVIIe
Shared letters: eix. Private to "XIIIe": -. Private to "XVIIe": v.
"XIIIe" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV · "XVIIe" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "XIIIe" and "XVIIe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "XIIIe" or "XVIIe"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "XIIIe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "XVIIe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "XIIIe" and "XVIIe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "treizième vs XIIIe". 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 #333,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.