Which to use
“féru” and “fest” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,777
- “féru” frequency rank
- #28,167
- “fest” frequency rank
- 68944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féru | fest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est blessé, frappé de quelque chose. | Ferme. |
Where the eye mixes féru and fest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. féru (CVCV) and fest (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between féru and fest
A purely visual mix-up. féru (\fe.ʁy\) and fest (\fɛst\) 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 68944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féru is recorded at frequency rank #40,777, classified as anadj, pronounced \fe.ʁy\. fest is at rank #28,167, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɛst\.
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 68944, this pair ranks #57,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of féru vs fest
Shared letters: f. Private to "féru": rué. Private to "fest": est.
"féru" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fest" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fest ← efst · fesst · festt · fets · ffest · fset
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "féru" and "fest" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "féru" or "fest" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "féru" and "fest" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "féru" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féru" and "fest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs féru". 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 #57,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.