Which to use
“feuilles” and “fusillés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,717
- “feuilles” frequency rank
- #31,043
- “fusillés” frequency rank
- 33760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuilles | fusillés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de feuille. | Pluriel de fusillé. |
Where the eye mixes feuilles and fusillés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. feuilles (CVVVCCVC) and fusillés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: feuilles vs fusillés
A purely visual mix-up. feuilles (\fœj\) and fusillés (\fy.zi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33760, 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\. fusillés is at rank #31,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy.zi.je\.
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 33760, this pair ranks #288,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuilles vs fusillés
Shared letters: filsu. Private to "feuilles": e. Private to "fusillés": é.
"feuilles" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "fusillés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feuilles ← efuilles · feiulles · feuilels · feuiles · feuilless · feuillse · feuliles · ffeuilles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feuilles" for "fusillés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feuilles" or "fusillés"?
After this comparison
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 "fusillés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuilles" and "fusillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusiliers vs fusillés". 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 #288,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.