Which to use
“feuillets” and “fouilles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,436
- “feuillets” frequency rank
- #8,712
- “fouilles” frequency rank
- 36148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuillets | fouilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de feuillet. | Pluriel de fouille. |
Where the eye mixes feuillets and fouilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feuillets runs 9 letters (CVVVCCVCC) against fouilles's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses feuillets with fouilles
A purely visual mix-up. feuillets (\fœ.jɛ\) and fouilles (\fuj\) 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 36148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuillets is recorded at frequency rank #27,436, classified as anoun, pronounced \fœ.jɛ\. fouilles is at rank #8,712, tagged as anoun, 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 36148, this pair ranks #271,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuillets vs fouilles
Shared letters: efilsu. Private to "feuillets": t. Private to "fouilles": o.
"feuillets" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCC · "fouilles" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feuillets" and "fouilles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feuillets" or "fouilles"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuillets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fouilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuillets" and "fouilles" 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 #271,663 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.