Which to use
“fiches” and “Fuchs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,320
- “fiches” frequency rank
- #41,300
- “Fuchs” frequency rank
- 48620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiches | Fuchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fiche. | Renard (animal). |
Where the eye mixes fiches and Fuchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fiches runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Fuchs's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fiches with Fuchs
A purely visual mix-up. fiches (\fiʃ\) and Fuchs (\fʊks\) 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 48620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiches is recorded at frequency rank #7,320, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiʃ\. Fuchs is at rank #41,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʊks\.
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 48620, this pair ranks #177,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fiches vs Fuchs
Shared letters: cfhs. Private to "fiches": ei. Private to "Fuchs": u.
"fiches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Fuchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fiches" and "Fuchs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fiches" vs "Fuchs" - 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 "fiches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuchs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiches" and "Fuchs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichus vs Fuchs". 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 #177,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.