Which to use
“figées” is an adjective and “figer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,530
- “figées” frequency rank
- #39,801
- “figer” frequency rank
- 88331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figées | figer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de figé. | Congeler, coaguler, condenser par le froid, par le refroidissement. Il se dit surtout en parlant des huiles. |
Same sound, different letters: figées vs figer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. figées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against figer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - figées / figer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: figées and figer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fi.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figées is recorded at frequency rank #48,530, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.ʒe\. 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 88331, this pair ranks #7,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figées vs figer
Shared letters: efgi. Private to "figées": sé. Private to "figer": r.
"figées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "figer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- figer ← ffiger · fgier · fiegr · figerr · figger · figre · ifger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figées" for "figer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "figées" or "figer" show up more?
What to do next
"figées" and "figer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "figées" 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 #7,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figées" and "figer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figées vs fioles". 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 #7,139 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.