Which to use
“fidèle” and “fixée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,138
- “fidèle” frequency rank
- #6,826
- “fixée” frequency rank
- 9964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fidèle | fixée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui garde sa foi, à l’égard d’une personne ou d’une idée, qui est constant dans les affections, qui remplit ses devoirs, ses engagements. | Féminin singulier de fixé. |
Where the eye mixes fidèle and fixée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fidèle runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fixée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fidèle and fixée
A purely visual mix-up. fidèle (\fi.dɛl\) and fixée (\fik.se\) 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 9964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fidèle is recorded at frequency rank #3,138, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.dɛl\. fixée is at rank #6,826, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fik.se\.
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 9964, this pair ranks #414,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fidèle vs fixée
Shared letters: efi. Private to "fidèle": dlè. Private to "fixée": xé.
"fidèle" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fixée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fidèle" and "fixée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fidèle" vs "fixée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fidèle" and "fixée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fidèle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fidèle" and "fixée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fixée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #414,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.