Which to use
“fiez” and “figer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,333
- “fiez” frequency rank
- #39,801
- “figer” frequency rank
- 77134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiez | figer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fier. | Congeler, coaguler, condenser par le froid, par le refroidissement. Il se dit surtout en parlant des huiles. |
Where the eye mixes fiez and figer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fiez runs 4 letters (CVVC) against figer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fiez and figer
A purely visual mix-up. fiez (\fje\) 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 77134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiez is recorded at frequency rank #37,333, classified as averb, pronounced \fje\. 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 77134, this pair ranks #29,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fiez vs figer
Shared letters: efi. Private to "fiez": z. Private to "figer": gr.
"fiez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "figer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fiez" for "figer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fiez" or "figer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fiez" and "figer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiez" 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 #29,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiez" 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 #29,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.