Which to use
“feutres” and “foudres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,877
- “feutres” frequency rank
- #23,217
- “foudres” frequency rank
- 66094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feutres | foudres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de feutre. | Pluriel de foudre. |
Where the eye mixes feutres and foudres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feutres and foudres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses feutres with foudres
A purely visual mix-up. feutres (\føtʁ\) and foudres (\fudʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feutres is recorded at frequency rank #42,877, classified as anoun, pronounced \føtʁ\. foudres is at rank #23,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fudʁ\.
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 66094, this pair ranks #69,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feutres vs foudres
Shared letters: efrsu. Private to "feutres": t. Private to "foudres": do.
"feutres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "foudres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feutres" and "foudres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feutres" vs "foudres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feutres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foudres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feutres" and "foudres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fédérés vs feutres". 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 #69,324 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.