Which to use
“fériés” and “fermiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,797
- “fériés” frequency rank
- #12,570
- “fermiers” frequency rank
- 26367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fériés | fermiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de férié. | Masculin pluriel de fermier. |
Where the eye mixes fériés and fermiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fériés runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against fermiers's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fériés vs fermiers
A purely visual mix-up. fériés (\fe.ʁje\) and fermiers (\fɛʁ.mje\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fériés is recorded at frequency rank #13,797, classified as anadj, pronounced \fe.ʁje\. fermiers is at rank #12,570, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɛʁ.mje\.
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 26367, this pair ranks #335,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fériés vs fermiers
Shared letters: firs. Private to "fériés": é. Private to "fermiers": em.
"fériés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fermiers" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fermiers ← efrmiers · femriers · ferimers · fermeirs · fermierrs · fermierss · fermiesr · fermires
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fériés" and "fermiers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fériés" or "fermiers"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fériés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fermiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fériés" and "fermiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fébriles vs fériés". 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 #335,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.