Which to use
“fières” and “figées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,689
- “fières” frequency rank
- #48,530
- “figées” frequency rank
- 82219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fières | figées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de fier. | Féminin pluriel de figé. |
Where the eye mixes fières and figées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fières (CVVCVC) and figées (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fières vs figées
A purely visual mix-up. fières (\fjɛʁ\) and figées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fières is recorded at frequency rank #33,689, classified as anadj, pronounced \fjɛʁ\. figées is at rank #48,530, tagged as anadj, 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 82219, this pair ranks #17,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fières vs figées
Shared letters: efis. Private to "fières": rè. Private to "figées": gé.
"fières" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "figées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fières" and "figées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fières" vs "figées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fières" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fières" and "figées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figées vs fioles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #17,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.