Which to use
“feature” and “feutre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,388
- “feature” frequency rank
- #24,591
- “feutre” frequency rank
- 60979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feature | feutre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Article, chose importante. | Étoffe non tissée constituée de poils ou de fibres de laine agglomérées ensemble par soufflage, et mise sous pression avec ébouillantage dans la forme, ou, en fabrication traditionnelle mongole par mouillage et foulage. |
Where the eye mixes feature and feutre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feature runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against feutre's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feature vs feutre
A purely visual mix-up. feature (\ˈfiː.tʃə(ɹ)\) and feutre (\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 60979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feature is recorded at frequency rank #36,388, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈfiː.tʃə(ɹ)\. feutre is at rank #24,591, 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 60979, this pair ranks #94,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feature vs feutre
Shared letters: efrtu. Private to "feature": a. Private to "feutre": -.
"feature" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "feutre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feature" for "feutre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feature" vs "feutre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feature" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feutre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feature" and "feutre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feature vs friture". 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 #94,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.