futures

\fy.tyʁ\

/\fy.tyʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“futures” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,618
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de futur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-futures · futures · French

futures · rank #6,618 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,618
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH foyers

Nearest frequency peer: foyers (-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 « futures »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « futures » 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).

futures vs futurs
86% similar
futures vs futur
71% similar
futures vs future
86% similar

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

Key facts for futures
PropertyValue
Headwordfutures
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fy.tyʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,618
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « futures »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).futuresse 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 « foyers » (#6,617), « garanties » (#6,619), « fiers » (#6,616). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « futures » est au #6,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around futures (IPA \fy.tyʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,618 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de futur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for futures, with forms such as "ffutures", "ftuures", and "futrues". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "futurs", "futur", "future", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is futures, spelled F-U-T-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de futur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les destinations de Plouescat et Saint-Pol-de-Léon font partie des futures escapades.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffutures
  • ftuures
  • futrues
  • futtures
  • futuers
  • futuress
  • futurres
  • futurse
  • fuutres
  • uftures

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of futures - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffutures1ftuures2futrues2futtures1futuers2futuress1futurres1futurse2
Edit distance from "futures"

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 "futures"?
"futures" is spelled F-U-T-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.tyʁ\.
What does "futures" mean?
As an adjective, "futures" means: Féminin pluriel de futur.
What words are commonly confused with "futures"?
"futures" is commonly confused with "futurs", "futur", "future". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "futures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "futures" is \fy.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "futures" come from?
"futures" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

favoris#6,615estomac#6,614envoyée#6,613mettait#6,631

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

diffusée10 variantsciviles10 variantscamions10 variantsaviation10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list