Which to use
“ferrière” and “ferries” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,342
- “ferrière” frequency rank
- #31,491
- “ferries” frequency rank
- 78833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferrière | ferries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sac de cuir dans lequel on porte des outils de charron, de maréchal, de serrurier. | Pluriel de ferry. |
Where the eye mixes ferrière and ferries
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ferrière runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against ferries's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ferrière vs ferries
A purely visual mix-up. ferrière (\fɛ.ʁjɛʁ\) and ferries (\fɛ.ʁi\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ferrière is recorded at frequency rank #47,342, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛ.ʁjɛʁ\. ferries is at rank #31,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛ.ʁi\.
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 78833, this pair ranks #24,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ferrière vs ferries
Shared letters: efir. Private to "ferrière": è. Private to "ferries": s.
"ferrière" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "ferries" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ferries ← efrries · ferires · ferreis · ferriess · ferrise · fferries · freries
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ferrière" and "ferries" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ferrière" or "ferries" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ferrière" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferrière" and "ferries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferrière vs Ferrières". 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 #24,770 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.