Which to use
“fériés” is an adjective and “frises” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,797
- “fériés” frequency rank
- #46,777
- “frises” frequency rank
- 60574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fériés | frises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de férié. | Pluriel de frise. |
Where the eye mixes fériés and frises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fériés (CVCVVC) and frises (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fériés vs frises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fériés is \fe.ʁje\ while frises is \fʁiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60574, 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\. frises is at rank #46,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁiz\.
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 60574, this pair ranks #96,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fériés vs frises
Shared letters: firs. Private to "fériés": é. Private to "frises": e.
"fériés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "frises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- frises ← ffrises · firses · frisess · frisses · frrises · frsies · rfises
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fériés" for "frises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fériés" vs "frises" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fériés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fériés" and "frises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foies vs frises". 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 #96,905 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.