Which to use
“feuilleté” is an adjective and “fouillée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,337
- “feuilleté” frequency rank
- #36,848
- “fouillée” frequency rank
- 79185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuilleté | fouillée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie un matériau en feuillets. | Participe passé féminin singulier de fouiller. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set feuilleté and fouillée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feuilleté is \fœj.te\ while fouillée is \fu.je\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuilleté is recorded at frequency rank #42,337, classified as anadj, pronounced \fœj.te\. fouillée is at rank #36,848, tagged as averb, pronounced \fu.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 79185, this pair ranks #23,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feuilleté vs fouillée
Shared letters: efilué. Private to "feuilleté": t. Private to "fouillée": o.
"feuilleté" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCV · "fouillée" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feuilleté" and "fouillée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feuilleté" or "fouillée"?
Remembering feuilleté vs fouillée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “feuilleté”; for a verb, it's “fouillée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “feuilleté” entry
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