Which to use
“feuillet” is a noun and “fouillent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,859
- “feuillet” frequency rank
- #44,466
- “fouillent” frequency rank
- 67325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuillet | fouillent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fouiller. |
Where the eye mixes feuillet and fouillent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feuillet runs 8 letters (CVVVCCVC) against fouillent's 9 (CVVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feuillet vs fouillent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feuillet is \fœ.jɛ\ while fouillent is \fuj\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuillet is recorded at frequency rank #22,859, classified as anoun, pronounced \fœ.jɛ\. fouillent is at rank #44,466, tagged as averb, pronounced \fuj\.
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 67325, this pair ranks #63,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feuillet vs fouillent
Shared letters: efiltu. Private to "feuillet": -. Private to "fouillent": no.
"feuillet" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "fouillent" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feuillet" and "fouillent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feuillet" or "fouillent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuillet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fouillent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuillet" and "fouillent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fouillée 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 #63,903 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.