Which to use
“ferrées” and “ferreux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,567
- “ferrées” frequency rank
- #39,799
- “ferreux” frequency rank
- 62366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferrées | ferreux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de ferré. | Qui contient du fer. |
Where the eye mixes ferrées and ferreux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ferrées and ferreux
A purely visual mix-up. ferrées (\fɛ.ʁe\) and ferreux (\fɛ.ʁø\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ferrées is recorded at frequency rank #22,567, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɛ.ʁe\. ferreux is at rank #39,799, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɛ.ʁø\.
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 62366, this pair ranks #87,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ferrées vs ferreux
Shared letters: efr. Private to "ferrées": sé. Private to "ferreux": ux.
"ferrées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "ferreux" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ferreux ← efrreux · fererux · fereux · ferreuxx · ferrexu · ferruex · fferreux · frereux
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ferrées" for "ferreux" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ferrées" vs "ferreux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ferrées" and "ferreux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ferrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferreux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferrées" and "ferreux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferret vs ferreux". 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 #87,500 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.