Which to use
“feutres” is a noun and “frustrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,877
- “feutres” frequency rank
- #24,979
- “frustrés” frequency rank
- 67856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feutres | frustrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de feutre. | Masculin pluriel de frustré. |
Where the eye mixes feutres and frustrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feutres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against frustrés's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses feutres with frustrés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feutres is \føtʁ\ while frustrés is \fʁys.tʁe\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67856, 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\. frustrés is at rank #24,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fʁys.tʁe\.
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 67856, this pair ranks #61,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feutres vs frustrés
Shared letters: frstu. Private to "feutres": e. Private to "frustrés": é.
"feutres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "frustrés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feutres ← efutres · fetures · feurtes · feuters · feutress · feutrres · feutrse · feuttres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feutres" and "frustrés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "feutres" vs "frustrés" - 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 "frustrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feutres" and "frustrés" 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 #61,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.