Which to use
“fibres” and “fièvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,825
- “fibres” frequency rank
- #37,336
- “fièvres” frequency rank
- 45161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fibres | fièvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fibre. | Pluriel de fièvre. |
Where the eye mixes fibres and fièvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fibres runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fièvres's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fibres vs fièvres
A purely visual mix-up. fibres (\fibʁ\) and fièvres (\fjɛvʁ\) 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 45161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fibres is recorded at frequency rank #7,825, classified as anoun, pronounced \fibʁ\. fièvres is at rank #37,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fjɛvʁ\.
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 45161, this pair ranks #204,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fibres vs fièvres
Shared letters: efirs. Private to "fibres": b. Private to "fièvres": vè.
"fibres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fièvres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fibres ← fbires · ffibres · fibbres · fibers · fibress · fibrres · fibrse · firbes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fibres" for "fièvres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fibres" vs "fièvres" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fibres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fièvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fibres" and "fièvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fières vs fièvres". 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 #204,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.