Which to use
“fièvre” and “frère” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,248
- “fièvre” frequency rank
- #542
- “frère” frequency rank
- 5790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fièvre | frère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État d'un animal (y compris un être humain) dont la température corporelle dépasse sa valeur normale. | Homme ou garçon enfant du même père et de la même mère qu’un ou plusieurs autre(s) individu(s) ; membre masculin d’une adelphie. |
Where the eye mixes fièvre and frère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fièvre vs frère
A purely visual mix-up. fièvre (\fjɛvʁ\) and frère (\fʁɛʁ\) 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 5790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fièvre is recorded at frequency rank #5,248, classified as anoun, pronounced \fjɛvʁ\. frère is at rank #542, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁɛʁ\.
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 5790, this pair ranks #428,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fièvre vs frère
Shared letters: efrè. Private to "fièvre": iv. Private to "frère": -.
"fièvre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "frère" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fièvre" and "frère" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fièvre" or "frère"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fièvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fièvre" and "frère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs frère". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #428,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.