Which to use
“feutres” is a noun and “foutre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,877
- “feutres” frequency rank
- #1,867
- “foutre” frequency rank
- 44744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feutres | foutre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de feutre. | Baiser ; posséder sexuellement. |
Where the eye mixes feutres and foutre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feutres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against foutre's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feutres and foutre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feutres is \føtʁ\ while foutre is \futʁ\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44744, 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\. foutre is at rank #1,867, tagged as averb, pronounced \futʁ\.
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 44744, this pair ranks #208,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feutres vs foutre
Shared letters: efrtu. Private to "feutres": s. Private to "foutre": o.
"feutres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "foutre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feutres" for "foutre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feutres" vs "foutre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feutres" and "foutre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feutres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feutres" and "foutre" 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 #208,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.