Which to use
“feet” and “fût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,431
- “feet” frequency rank
- #7,062
- “fût” frequency rank
- 50493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | fût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de foot. | Bois sur lequel est monté le canon d’un fusil, d’une arquebuse, d’un pistolet, etc. |
Where the eye mixes feet and fût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feet and fût
A purely visual mix-up. feet (\fiːt\) and fût (\fy\) 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 50493, 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\. fût is at rank #7,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy\.
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 50493, this pair ranks #162,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs fût
Shared letters: ft. Private to "feet": e. Private to "fût": û.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fût" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feet ← feett · fet · ffeet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feet" for "fût" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "feet" or "fût" show up more?
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 "feet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "fût" 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 #162,192 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.