Which to use
“feux” and “fez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,756
- “feux” frequency rank
- #35,037
- “fez” frequency rank
- 38793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feux | fez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feux tricolores. | Couvre-chef de laine rouge ou blanche, qui a remplacé le turban dans de nombreuses communautés musulmanes. |
Where the eye mixes feux and fez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. feux runs 4 letters (CVVC) against fez's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feux vs fez
A purely visual mix-up. feux (\fø\) and fez (\fɛz\) 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 38793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feux is recorded at frequency rank #3,756, classified as anoun, pronounced \fø\. fez is at rank #35,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛz\.
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 38793, this pair ranks #252,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feux vs fez
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feux": ux. Private to "fez": z.
"feux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feux ← efux · feuxx · fexu · ffeux · fuex
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feux" and "fez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feux" or "fez"?
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 "feux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feux" and "fez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fez vs filez". 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 #252,767 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.