fuite

\fɥit\

/\fɥit\/ noun

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The verdict

“fuite” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,879. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,879
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-fuite · fuite · French

fuite · rank #2,879 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,879
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Franc

Nearest frequency peer: Franc (-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 « fuite »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fuite » 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).

fuite vs fût
40% similar
fuite vs fume
60% similar
fuite vs fûts
40% similar

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

Key facts for fuite
PropertyValue
Headwordfuite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɥit\
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,879
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fuite »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Franc » (#2,878), « gamme » (#2,880), « essais » (#2,877). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fuite » est au #2,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around fuite (IPA \fɥit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,879 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fuite, with forms such as "ffuite", "fiute", and "fuiet". 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, "fût", "fume", "fûts", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fuite, spelled F-U-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de fuir.
  2. 2
    Action de fuir.
  3. 3
    Se dit d’un éloignement rapide.
  4. 4
    Délai, retard, échappatoire.
  5. 5
    Action par laquelle une personne cherche à éviter des poursuites judiciaires en ne se rendant pas disponible pour les autorités compétentes ou le tribunal.
  6. 6
    Fente par où un fluide s’échappe ou pénètre (vide).
  7. 7
    Divulgation d’une information ou d’une donnée ; indiscrétion.
  8. 8
    Perte d’informations dans une base de données. → voir fuite de données et fuite de mémoire
  9. 9
    Écart d’un oiseau.
  10. 10
    De belles fuites : De beaux lointains.
  11. 11
    Voies du cerf qui fuit, distance d’un élan à un autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour la fuite du roi [Jacques II], il paraît que le prince [d’Orange] l’a bien voulu ; le roi était fort bien gardé par le devant de sa maison, tandis que toutes les portes de derrière étaient libres et ouvertes.
  2. N’ayant pour elle que Dieu et son courage inébranlable, elle n’avait ni assez de vents ni assez de voiles pour favoriser sa fuite précipitée.

Synonyms

abandonéchappatoireéloignementescapismedéfaitefaux-fuyantfentepaniquepantalonnadepertepirouette

This word in other languages

flight(English)huida(Español)Flucht(Deutsch)fuga(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffuite
  • fiute
  • fuiet
  • fuitte
  • futie
  • ufite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fuite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffuite1fiute2fuiet2fuitte1futie2ufite2
Edit distance from "fuite"

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 "fuite"?
"fuite" is spelled F-U-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɥit\.
What does "fuite" mean?
As a noun, "fuite" means: Action de fuir.
What words are commonly confused with "fuite"?
"fuite" is commonly confused with "fût", "fume", "fûts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fuite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fuite" is \fɥit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fuite" come from?
"fuite" 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 "fuite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Franc#2,878gamme#2,880degré#2,871repos#2,894

Similar misspelling depth

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

essais6 variantsnews6 variantsvague6 variantsshow6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list