Which to use
“féminisme” and “féminité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,845
- “féminisme” frequency rank
- #20,734
- “féminité” frequency rank
- 30579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féminisme | féminité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mouvement revendicatif ayant pour objet la reconnaissance ou l’extension des droits des femmes dans la société jusqu’à leur pleine libération de la domination masculine. | Caractère de ce qui est féminin. |
Where the eye mixes féminisme and féminité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. féminisme runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against féminité's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: féminisme vs féminité
A purely visual mix-up. féminisme (\fe.mi.nism\) and féminité (\fe.mi.ni.te\) 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 30579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féminisme is recorded at frequency rank #9,845, classified as anoun, pronounced \fe.mi.nism\. féminité is at rank #20,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fe.mi.ni.te\.
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 30579, this pair ranks #309,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of féminisme vs féminité
Shared letters: fimné. Private to "féminisme": es. Private to "féminité": t.
"féminisme" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "féminité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "féminisme" and "féminité" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "féminisme" vs "féminité" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "féminisme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "féminité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féminisme" and "féminité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feinte vs féminité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #309,352 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.