Which to use
“feuille” and “feuillets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,073
- “feuille” frequency rank
- #27,436
- “feuillets” frequency rank
- 30509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuille | feuillets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organe aérien et généralement plat des plantes vasculaires, inséré sur la tige, spécialisé dans la photosynthèse, les échanges gazeux et la transpiration. | Pluriel de feuillet. |
Where the eye mixes feuille and feuillets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feuille and feuillets
A purely visual mix-up. feuille (\fœj\) and feuillets (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “feuille” sits inside “feuillets”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30509, 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\. feuillets is at rank #27,436, 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 30509, this pair ranks #309,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuille vs feuillets
Shared letters: efilu. Private to "feuille": -. Private to "feuillets": st.
"feuille" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "feuillets" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feuille" and "feuillets" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feuille" or "feuillets"?
What to do next
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 "feuillets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuille" and "feuillets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feuilleté vs feuillets". 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 #309,849 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.