fugues

\fyɡ\

/\fyɡ\/ noun

The verdict

“fugues” is uncommon French (frequency #52,077 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,077
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-fugues · fugues · French

fugues · rank #52,077 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,077
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH furax

Nearest frequency peer: furax (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « fugues »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fugues » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fugues
PropertyValue
Headwordfugues
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fyɡ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,077
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fugues » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fuguestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « furax » (#52,078), « frai » (#52,075), « gam » (#52,079). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fugues » est au #52,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fugues is uncommon French at frequency #52,077 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fyɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de fugue.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fugues, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fugues, spelled F-U-G-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de fugue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On avait beau le corriger quand les voisins le ramenaient en carriole, l’habitude de ces fugues était prise.

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 "fugues"?
"fugues" is spelled F-U-G-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fyɡ\.
What does "fugues" mean?
As a noun, "fugues" means: Pluriel de fugue.
How do you pronounce "fugues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fugues" is \fyɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fugues" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list