Which to use
“feature” and “friture” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,388
- “feature” frequency rank
- #35,048
- “friture” frequency rank
- 71436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feature | friture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Article, chose importante. | Action ou manière de frire. |
Where the eye mixes feature and friture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feature (CVVCVCV) and friture (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between feature and friture
A purely visual mix-up. feature (\ˈfiː.tʃə(ɹ)\) and friture (\fʁi.tyʁ\) 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 71436, 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)\. friture is at rank #35,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁi.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 71436, this pair ranks #47,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feature vs friture
Shared letters: efrtu. Private to "feature": a. Private to "friture": i.
"feature" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "friture" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feature" and "friture" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feature" or "friture"?
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 "friture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feature" and "friture" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friteuse 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 #47,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.