Which to use
“XIIIe” and “XVIIIe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,512
- “XIIIe” frequency rank
- #8,483
- “XVIIIe” frequency rank
- 24995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | XIIIe | XVIIIe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Treizième. | Dix-huitième. |
Where the eye mixes XIIIe and XVIIIe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. XIIIe runs 5 letters (CVVVV) against XVIIIe's 6 (CCVVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: XIIIe vs XVIIIe
A purely visual mix-up. XIIIe (\tʁɛ.zjɛm\) and XVIIIe (\di.z‿ɥi.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24995, 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\. XVIIIe is at rank #8,483, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.z‿ɥi.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 24995, this pair ranks #343,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of XIIIe vs XVIIIe
Shared letters: eix. Private to "XIIIe": -. Private to "XVIIIe": v.
"XIIIe" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV · "XVIIIe" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "XIIIe" for "XVIIIe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "XIIIe" vs "XVIIIe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "XIIIe" and "XVIIIe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "XIIIe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "XVIIIe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "XIIIe" and "XVIIIe" 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 #343,388 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.