Which to use
“figée” and “figuré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,810
- “figée” frequency rank
- #16,364
- “figuré” frequency rank
- 44174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figée | figuré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de figé. | Fait selon une certaine figure. |
Where the eye mixes figée and figuré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: figée vs figuré
A purely visual mix-up. figée (\fi.ʒe\) and figuré (\fi.ɡy.ʁe\) 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 44174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figée is recorded at frequency rank #27,810, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.ʒe\. figuré is at rank #16,364, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fi.ɡy.ʁe\.
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 44174, this pair ranks #212,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figée vs figuré
Shared letters: fgié. Private to "figée": e. Private to "figuré": ru.
"figée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "figuré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figée" and "figuré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "figée" or "figuré"?
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 "figée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figuré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figée" and "figuré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figée vs Finger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #212,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.