Which to use
“fenêtre” and “feutre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,475
- “fenêtre” frequency rank
- #24,591
- “feutre” frequency rank
- 27066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fenêtre | feutre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ouverture faite dans certaines parties d’un bâtiment, pour donner du jour et de l’air à l’intérieur. | Étoffe non tissée constituée de poils ou de fibres de laine agglomérées ensemble par soufflage, et mise sous pression avec ébouillantage dans la forme, ou, en fabrication traditionnelle mongole par mouillage et foulage. |
Where the eye mixes fenêtre and feutre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fenêtre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against feutre's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fenêtre vs feutre
A purely visual mix-up. fenêtre (\fə.nɛtʁ\) and feutre (\føtʁ\) 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 27066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fenêtre is recorded at frequency rank #2,475, classified as anoun, pronounced \fə.nɛtʁ\. feutre is at rank #24,591, tagged as anoun, pronounced \føtʁ\.
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 27066, this pair ranks #331,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fenêtre vs feutre
Shared letters: efrt. Private to "fenêtre": nê. Private to "feutre": u.
"fenêtre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "feutre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feutre ← efutre · feture · feurte · feuter · feutrre · feuttre · ffeutre · fuetre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fenêtre" and "feutre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fenêtre" or "feutre"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fenêtre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feutre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fenêtre" and "feutre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feutre vs flute". 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 #331,273 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.