Which to use
“feature” and “fracture” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,388
- “feature” frequency rank
- #8,713
- “fracture” frequency rank
- 45101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feature | fracture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Article, chose importante. | Rupture avec effort. |
Where the eye mixes feature and fracture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. feature runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against fracture's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses feature with fracture
A purely visual mix-up. feature (\ˈfiː.tʃə(ɹ)\) and fracture (\fʁak.tyʁ\) 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 45101, 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)\. fracture is at rank #8,713, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁak.tyʁ\.
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 45101, this pair ranks #205,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feature vs fracture
Shared letters: aefrtu. Private to "feature": -. Private to "fracture": c.
"feature" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "fracture" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feature" and "fracture" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feature" or "fracture"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feature" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fracture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feature" and "fracture" 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 #205,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.