Which to use
“ficher” and “figer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,538
- “ficher” frequency rank
- #39,801
- “figer” frequency rank
- 74339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ficher | figer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire entrer par la pointe. | Congeler, coaguler, condenser par le froid, par le refroidissement. Il se dit surtout en parlant des huiles. |
Where the eye mixes ficher and figer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ficher runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against figer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ficher with figer
A purely visual mix-up. ficher (\fi.ʃe\) and figer (\fi.ʒe\) 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 74339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ficher is recorded at frequency rank #34,538, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.ʃe\. figer is at rank #39,801, tagged as averb, pronounced \fi.ʒe\.
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 74339, this pair ranks #37,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ficher vs figer
Shared letters: efir. Private to "ficher": ch. Private to "figer": g.
"ficher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "figer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ficher" and "figer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ficher" or "figer" show up more?
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 "ficher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ficher" and "figer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figer vs Finger". 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 #37,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.