Which to use
“fauteuil” and “fauteuils” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,133
- “fauteuil” frequency rank
- #16,877
- “fauteuils” frequency rank
- 22010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fauteuil | fauteuils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Siège comportant des accotoirs, et un dossier. | Pluriel de fauteuil. |
Where the eye mixes fauteuil and fauteuils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fauteuil runs 8 letters (CVVCVVVC) against fauteuils's 9 (CVVCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fauteuil and fauteuils
A purely visual mix-up. fauteuil (\fo.tœj\) and fauteuils (\fɔ.tœj\) 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 extra letter(s) - “fauteuil” sits inside “fauteuils”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fauteuil is recorded at frequency rank #5,133, classified as anoun, pronounced \fo.tœj\. fauteuils is at rank #16,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.tœj\.
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 22010, this pair ranks #360,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fauteuil vs fauteuils
Shared letters: aefiltu. Private to "fauteuil": -. Private to "fauteuils": s.
"fauteuil" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVVC · "fauteuils" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fauteuil" and "fauteuils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fauteuil" vs "fauteuils" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fauteuil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fauteuils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fauteuil" and "fauteuils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fauteuils vs fauteurs". 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 #360,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.