figues

\fiɡ\

/\fiɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“figues” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,559
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de figue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-figues · figues · French

figues · rank #28,559 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,559
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fleuris

Nearest frequency peer: fleuris (+2 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 « figues »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « figues » 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).

figues vs fines
67% similar
figues vs fixés
50% similar
figues vs files
67% similar

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

Key facts for figues
PropertyValue
Headwordfigues
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fiɡ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,559
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « figues »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.figuesse 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 « fleuris » (#28,561), « favorisés » (#28,556), « foch » (#28,562). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « figues » est au #28,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around figues (IPA \fiɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,559 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de figue.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for figues, with forms such as "ffigues", "fgiues", and "figeus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fines", "fixés", "files", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is figues, spelled F-I-G-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de figue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. déjà je ressens comme une faichlesse des neurones, un truc dans le style, t'as trop mangé de sardines grillées suivies d'un litre de lait caillé et quelques figues de Barbarie, et t'as mal partout

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffigues
  • fgiues
  • figeus
  • figgues
  • figuess
  • figuse
  • fiuges
  • ifgues

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffigues1fgiues2figeus2figgues1figuess1figuse2fiuges2ifgues2
Edit distance from "figues"

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 "figues"?
"figues" is spelled F-I-G-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fiɡ\.
What does "figues" mean?
As a noun, "figues" means: Pluriel de figue.
What words are commonly confused with "figues"?
"figues" is commonly confused with "fines", "fixés", "files". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "figues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figues" is \fiɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figues" come from?
"figues" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

esport#28,544groove#28,577Emilio#28,538hantée#28,586

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Forrest8 variantshêtre8 variantsdurait8 variantsdandy8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list