Which to use
“feuilleton” and “feuillets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,791
- “feuilleton” frequency rank
- #27,436
- “feuillets” frequency rank
- 41227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuilleton | feuillets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie de certains journaux, ordinairement au bas des pages, et contenant des articles de littérature, de critique, de beaux-arts, ou des romans. | Pluriel de feuillet. |
Where the eye mixes feuilleton and feuillets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. feuilleton runs 10 letters (CVVVCCVCVC) against feuillets's 9 (CVVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feuilleton and feuillets
A purely visual mix-up. feuilleton (\fœj.tɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuilleton is recorded at frequency rank #13,791, classified as anoun, pronounced \fœj.tɔ̃\. 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 41227, this pair ranks #234,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuilleton vs feuillets
Shared letters: efiltu. Private to "feuilleton": no. Private to "feuillets": s.
"feuilleton" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCVC · "feuillets" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feuilleton ← efuilleton · feiulleton · feuilelton · feuileton · feuilleotn · feuilletno · feuilletonn · feuilletton
- feuillets ← efuillets · feiullets · feuilelts · feuilets · feuillest · feuilletss · feuilletts · feuilltes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feuilleton" and "feuillets" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "feuilleton" or "feuillets" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuilleton" 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 #234,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuilleton" 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 #234,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.