confiésvsconfitsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: confiés is a verb, confits is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“confiés” is a verb and “confits” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,096
“confiés” frequency rank
#44,944
“confits” frequency rank
65040
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confiés confits
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de confier. Masculin pluriel de confit.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set confiés and confits apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
confiés
7 ch
confits

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: confiés is \kɔ̃.fje\ while confits is \kɔ̃.fi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “confiés” becomes t in “confits”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

confiés is recorded at frequency rank #20,096, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.fje\. confits is at rank #44,944, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.fi\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 65040, this pair ranks #74,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of confiés vs confits

Shared letters: cfinos. Private to "confiés": é. Private to "confits": t.

"confiés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "confits" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confitscconfits · cnofits · cofnits · conffits · confist · confitss · confitts · conftis

Frequency comparison

confiés#20,096
confits#44,944

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "confiés" and "confits" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "confiés" is a verb and "confits" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "confiés" or "confits"?
"confiés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,096 in our French list, against #44,944 for "confits". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering confiés vs confits

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “confiés”; for an adjective, it's “confits”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “confiés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list