Which to use
“fautifs” and “furtifs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,809
- “fautifs” frequency rank
- #49,667
- “furtifs” frequency rank
- 87476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fautifs | furtifs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de fautif. | Masculin pluriel de furtif. |
Where the eye mixes fautifs and furtifs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fautifs (CVVCVCC) and furtifs (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fautifs with furtifs
A purely visual mix-up. fautifs (\fo.tif\) and furtifs (\fyʁ.tif\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fautifs is recorded at frequency rank #37,809, classified as anadj, pronounced \fo.tif\. furtifs is at rank #49,667, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fyʁ.tif\.
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 87476, this pair ranks #8,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fautifs vs furtifs
Shared letters: fistu. Private to "fautifs": a. Private to "furtifs": r.
"fautifs" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "furtifs" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fautifs" and "furtifs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fautifs" or "furtifs" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fautifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furtifs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fautifs" and "furtifs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "furtifs vs furtive". 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 #8,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.