Which to use
“feuillages” and “feuilles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,390
- “feuillages” frequency rank
- #2,717
- “feuilles” frequency rank
- 39107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuillages | feuilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de feuillage. | Pluriel de feuille. |
Where the eye mixes feuillages and feuilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. feuillages runs 10 letters (CVVVCCVCVC) against feuilles's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses feuillages with feuilles
A purely visual mix-up. feuillages (\fœ.jaʒ\) and feuilles (\fœj\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuillages is recorded at frequency rank #36,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \fœ.jaʒ\. feuilles is at rank #2,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fœj\.
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 39107, this pair ranks #250,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuillages vs feuilles
Shared letters: efilsu. Private to "feuillages": ag. Private to "feuilles": -.
"feuillages" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCVC · "feuilles" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feuillages ← efuillages · feiullages · feuilages · feuilalges · feuillaegs · feuillagess · feuillagges · feuillagse
- feuilles ← efuilles · feiulles · feuilels · feuiles · feuilless · feuillse · feuliles · ffeuilles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feuillages" and "feuilles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "feuillages" or "feuilles" 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 "feuillages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feuilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuillages" and "feuilles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feuillage vs feuillages". 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 #250,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.