Which to use
“fichent” is a verb and “fiches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,493
- “fichent” frequency rank
- #7,320
- “fiches” frequency rank
- 38813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fichent | fiches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ficher. | Pluriel de fiche. |
Same sound, different letters: fichent vs fiches
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. fichent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against fiches's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: fichent vs fiches
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fichent and fiches carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fiʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fichent is recorded at frequency rank #31,493, classified as averb, pronounced \fiʃ\. fiches is at rank #7,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fiʃ\.
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 38813, this pair ranks #252,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fichent vs fiches
Shared letters: cefhi. Private to "fichent": nt. Private to "fiches": s.
"fichent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "fiches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"fichent" and "fiches" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fichent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fichent" and "fiches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichait vs fichent". 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 #252,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.