Which to use
“feuilles” is a noun and “feuillus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,717
- “feuilles” frequency rank
- #41,289
- “feuillus” frequency rank
- 44006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuilles | feuillus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de feuille. | Masculin pluriel de feuillu. |
Where the eye mixes feuilles and feuillus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feuilles and feuillus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses feuilles with feuillus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feuilles is \fœj\ while feuillus is \fœ.jy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “feuilles” becomes u in “feuillus”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuilles is recorded at frequency rank #2,717, classified as anoun, pronounced \fœj\. feuillus is at rank #41,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fœ.jy\.
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 44006, this pair ranks #213,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuilles vs feuillus
Shared letters: efilsu. Private to "feuilles": -. Private to "feuillus": -.
"feuilles" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "feuillus" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feuilles" for "feuillus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feuilles" or "feuillus"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feuillus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuilles" and "feuillus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feuillus vs fouillis". 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 #213,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.