Which to use
“féerie” and “ferries” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,455
- “féerie” frequency rank
- #31,491
- “ferries” frequency rank
- 74946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féerie | ferries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Art des fées. | Pluriel de ferry. |
Where the eye mixes féerie and ferries
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. féerie runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against ferries's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between féerie and ferries
A purely visual mix-up. féerie (\fe.ʁi\) and ferries (\fɛ.ʁi\) 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 74946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féerie is recorded at frequency rank #43,455, classified as anoun, pronounced \fe.ʁi\. ferries is at rank #31,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛ.ʁi\.
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 74946, this pair ranks #35,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of féerie vs ferries
Shared letters: efir. Private to "féerie": é. Private to "ferries": s.
"féerie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "ferries" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ferries ← efrries · ferires · ferreis · ferriess · ferrise · fferries · freries
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "féerie" and "ferries" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "féerie" or "ferries"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "féerie" and "ferries" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "féerie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féerie" and "ferries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "féerie vs ferrier". 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 #35,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.