figue

\fiɡ\

/\fiɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“figue” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,844
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faux-fruit comestible du figuier, issu de l’inflorescence contenant des akènes qui sont les fruits proprement dits, contenus dans une pulpe molle et sucrée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-figue · figue · French

figue · rank #36,844 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,844
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fiel

Nearest frequency peer: fiel (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « figue »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « figue » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

figue vs fixe
60% similar
figue vs file
60% similar
figue vs fine
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for figue
PropertyValue
Headwordfigue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fiɡ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,844
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « figue »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).figuese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fiel » (#36,843), « flâner » (#36,845), « faiblit » (#36,842). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « figue » est au #36,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around figue (IPA \fiɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,844 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for figue, with forms such as "ffigue", "fgiue", and "figeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fixe", "file", "fine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is figue, spelled F-I-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faux-fruit comestible du figuier, issu de l’inflorescence contenant des akènes qui sont les fruits proprement dits, contenus dans une pulpe molle et sucrée.
  2. 2
    Sexe des femmes, vulve.
  3. 3
    Testicule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how figue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ingrédients : 9 figues de Solliès, 80 g de chèvre doux, ½ citron, Des tiges de ciboulette.
  2. Ce pain riche en fibres est aromatisé aux figues et aux noisettes.

This word in other languages

fig(English)higo(Español)Feige(Deutsch)figo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffigue
  • fgiue
  • figeu
  • figgue
  • fiuge
  • ifgue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of figue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffigue1fgiue2figeu2figgue1fiuge2ifgue2
Edit distance from "figue"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "figue"?
"figue" is spelled F-I-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fiɡ\.
What does "figue" mean?
As a noun, "figue" means: Faux-fruit comestible du figuier, issu de l’inflorescence contenant des akènes qui sont les fruits proprement dits, contenus dans une pulpe molle et sucrée.
What words are commonly confused with "figue"?
"figue" is commonly confused with "fixe", "file", "fine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "figue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figue" is \fiɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figue" come from?
"figue" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "figue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ethel#36,831galon#36,858Glock#36,864Goths#36,866

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Idaho6 variantsDiarra6 variantsideal6 variantscuvier6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list