Which to use
“feuille” and “feuillet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,073
- “feuille” frequency rank
- #22,859
- “feuillet” frequency rank
- 25932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuille | feuillet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organe aérien et généralement plat des plantes vasculaires, inséré sur la tige, spécialisé dans la photosynthèse, les échanges gazeux et la transpiration. | Chaque partie d’une feuille de papier qui a été pliée ou coupée en deux, en quatre, en huit, etc., en vue d’y écrire, d’y imprimer ou d’y dessiner. |
Where the eye mixes feuille and feuillet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feuille runs 7 letters (CVVVCCV) against feuillet's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses feuille with feuillet
A purely visual mix-up. feuille (\fœj\) and feuillet (\fœ.jɛ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “feuille” sits inside “feuillet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuille is recorded at frequency rank #3,073, classified as anoun, pronounced \fœj\. feuillet is at rank #22,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fœ.jɛ\.
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 25932, this pair ranks #338,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feuille vs feuillet
Shared letters: efilu. Private to "feuille": -. Private to "feuillet": t.
"feuille" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "feuillet" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feuille" and "feuillet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feuille" or "feuillet"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feuillet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuille" and "feuillet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feuillet vs fouillent". 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 #338,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.