Which to use
“fenêtres” and “feutres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,996
- “fenêtres” frequency rank
- #42,877
- “feutres” frequency rank
- 46873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fenêtres | feutres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fenêtre. | Pluriel de feutre. |
Where the eye mixes fenêtres and feutres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fenêtres runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against feutres's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fenêtres with feutres
A purely visual mix-up. fenêtres (\fə.nɛtʁ\) and feutres (\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 46873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fenêtres is recorded at frequency rank #3,996, classified as anoun, pronounced \fə.nɛtʁ\. feutres is at rank #42,877, 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 46873, this pair ranks #191,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fenêtres vs feutres
Shared letters: efrst. Private to "fenêtres": nê. Private to "feutres": u.
"fenêtres" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "feutres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feutres ← efutres · fetures · feurtes · feuters · feutress · feutrres · feutrse · feuttres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fenêtres" and "feutres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fenêtres" or "feutres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fenêtres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feutres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fenêtres" and "feutres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fédérés vs feutres". 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 #191,372 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.