Which to use
“fautes” and “feutres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,233
- “fautes” frequency rank
- #42,877
- “feutres” frequency rank
- 47110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fautes | feutres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de faute. | Pluriel de feutre. |
Where the eye mixes fautes and feutres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fautes and feutres
A purely visual mix-up. fautes (\fot\) and feutres (\føtʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fautes is recorded at frequency rank #4,233, classified as anoun, pronounced \fot\. feutres is at rank #42,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced \føtʁ\.
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 47110, this pair ranks #189,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fautes vs feutres
Shared letters: efstu. Private to "fautes": a. Private to "feutres": r.
"fautes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "feutres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fautes" for "feutres" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fautes" or "feutres"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fautes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feutres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fautes" and "feutres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fédérés vs feutres". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #189,525 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.