Which to use
“féru” and “fière” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,777
- “féru” frequency rank
- #5,247
- “fière” frequency rank
- 46024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féru | fière |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est blessé, frappé de quelque chose. | Féminin singulier de fier. |
Where the eye mixes féru and fière
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. féru runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fière's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: féru vs fière
A purely visual mix-up. féru (\fe.ʁy\) and fière (\fjɛʁ\) 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 46024, 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\. fière is at rank #5,247, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fjɛʁ\.
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 46024, this pair ranks #198,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of féru vs fière
Shared letters: fr. Private to "féru": ué. Private to "fière": eiè.
"féru" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fière" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "féru" and "fière" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "féru" or "fière"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "féru" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fière" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féru" and "fière" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs féru". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #198,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.