Which to use
“feng” and “feux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,868
- “feng” frequency rank
- #3,756
- “feux” frequency rank
- 27624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feng | feux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de la lettre ʩ utilisée dans les extensions de l’alphabet phonétique international pour représenter une consonne vélo-pharyngeale fricative. | Feux tricolores. |
Where the eye mixes feng and feux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. feng (CVCC) and feux (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses feng with feux
A purely visual mix-up. feng (\fɛŋ\) and feux (\fø\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feng is recorded at frequency rank #23,868, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛŋ\. feux is at rank #3,756, 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 27624, this pair ranks #327,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feng vs feux
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feng": gn. Private to "feux": ux.
"feng" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "feux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feng" and "feux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feng" or "feux"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feng" and "feux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feng" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feng" and "feux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs feng". 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 #327,856 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.