Which to use
“fériés” and “fières” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,797
- “fériés” frequency rank
- #33,689
- “fières” frequency rank
- 47486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fériés | fières |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de férié. | Féminin pluriel de fier. |
Where the eye mixes fériés and fières
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fériés (CVCVVC) and fières (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fériés with fières
A purely visual mix-up. fériés (\fe.ʁje\) and fières (\fjɛʁ\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47486, 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\. fières is at rank #33,689, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fjɛʁ\.
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 47486, this pair ranks #186,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fériés vs fières
Shared letters: firs. Private to "fériés": é. Private to "fières": eè.
"fériés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fières" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fériés" and "fières" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fériés" or "fières"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fériés" and "fières" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fériés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fières" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fériés" and "fières" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fières vs figées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #186,574 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.