famillesvsfusillésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“familles” and “fusillés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,289
“familles” frequency rank
#31,043
“fusillés” frequency rank
32332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature familles fusillés
Definition Pluriel de famille. Pluriel de fusillé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set familles and fusillés apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
familles
8 ch
fusillés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. familles (\fa.mij\) and fusillés (\fy.zi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

familles is recorded at frequency rank #1,289, classified as anoun, pronounced \fa.mij\. fusillés is at rank #31,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy.zi.je\.

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 32332, this pair ranks #297,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of familles vs fusillés

Shared letters: fils. Private to "familles": aem. Private to "fusillés": .

"familles" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "fusillés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • famillesafmilles · faimlles · familels · familes · familless · famillse · famliles · fammilles

Frequency comparison

familles#1,289
fusillés#31,043

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "familles" and "fusillés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\fa.mij\ versus \fy.zi.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "familles" or "fusillés"?
"familles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,289 in our French list, against #31,043 for "fusillés". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering familles vs fusillés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “familles” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list