Which to use
“feet” and “feu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,431
- “feet” frequency rank
- #568
- “feu” frequency rank
- 43999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | feu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de foot. | Phénomène calorifique et lumineux produit par la combustion d'une matière inflammable ; un des quatre éléments des Anciens. |
Where the eye mixes feet and feu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feet vs feu
A purely visual mix-up. feet (\fiːt\) and feu (\fø\) 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 43999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feet is recorded at frequency rank #43,431, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiːt\. feu is at rank #568, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fø\.
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 43999, this pair ranks #213,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs feu
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feet": t. Private to "feu": u.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "feu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feet ← feett · fet · ffeet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feet" for "feu" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "feet" or "feu" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feet" and "feu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "feu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs feet". 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 #213,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.