Which to use
“feuilletons” and “feuillets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,800
- “feuilletons” frequency rank
- #27,436
- “feuillets” frequency rank
- 67236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuilletons | feuillets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de feuilleton. | Pluriel de feuillet. |
Where the eye mixes feuilletons and feuillets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses feuilletons with feuillets
A purely visual mix-up. feuilletons (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuilletons is recorded at frequency rank #39,800, 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 67236, this pair ranks #64,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feuilletons vs feuillets
Shared letters: efilstu. Private to "feuilletons": no. Private to "feuillets": -.
"feuilletons" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCVCC · "feuillets" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feuilletons ← efuilletons · feiulletons · feuileltons · feuiletons · feuilleotns · feuilletnos · feuilletonns · feuilletonss
- feuillets ← efuillets · feiullets · feuilelts · feuilets · feuillest · feuilletss · feuilletts · feuilltes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feuilletons" and "feuillets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "feuilletons" or "feuillets" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feuilletons" and "feuillets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuilletons" 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 #64,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuilletons" 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 #64,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.