Which to use
“féroce” and “féroces” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,176
- “féroce” frequency rank
- #26,019
- “féroces” frequency rank
- 39195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féroce | féroces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est cruel par instinct, en parlant des bêtes. | Pluriel de féroce. |
Same sound, different letters: féroce vs féroces
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. féroce runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against féroces's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: féroce vs féroces
This is the hard kind. féroce and féroces are pronounced identically (\fe.ʁɔs\) 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) - “féroce” sits inside “féroces”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féroce is recorded at frequency rank #13,176, classified as anadj, pronounced \fe.ʁɔs\. féroces is at rank #26,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fe.ʁɔs\.
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 39195, this pair ranks #249,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of féroce vs féroces
Shared letters: ceforé. Private to "féroce": -. Private to "féroces": s.
"féroce" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "féroces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "féroce" and "féroces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "féroce" vs "féroces" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "féroce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "féroces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féroce" and "féroces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "féroce vs fronce". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #249,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.