Which to use
“féodal” and “féodale” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,562
- “féodal” frequency rank
- #28,963
- “féodale” frequency rank
- 52525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féodal | féodale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui appartient à un fief, qui concerne un fief. | Féminin singulier de féodal. |
Same sound, different letters: féodal vs féodale
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. féodal runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against féodale's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - féodal / féodale
This is the hard kind. féodal and féodale are pronounced identically (\fe.ɔ.dal\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “féodal” sits inside “féodale”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féodal is recorded at frequency rank #23,562, classified as anadj, pronounced \fe.ɔ.dal\. féodale is at rank #28,963, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fe.ɔ.dal\.
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 52525, this pair ranks #147,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of féodal vs féodale
Shared letters: adfloé. Private to "féodal": -. Private to "féodale": e.
"féodal" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "féodale" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "féodal" and "féodale" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "féodal" or "féodale" show up more?
What to do next
"féodal" and "féodale" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "féodal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "féodale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féodal" and "féodale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fémorale vs féodale". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #147,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.