Which to use
“figées” is an adjective and “fines” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,530
- “figées” frequency rank
- #7,694
- “fines” frequency rank
- 56224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figées | fines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de figé. | Granulat composé d’éléments de très petites dimensions utilisé soit comme charge de remplissage pour augmenter la compacité notamment d'un béton, d'un sol, soit comme constituant de certains liants hydrauliques. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set figées and fines apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: figées is \fi.ʒe\ while fines is \fin\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56224, 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\. fines is at rank #7,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fin\.
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 56224, this pair ranks #122,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figées vs fines
Shared letters: efis. Private to "figées": gé. Private to "fines": n.
"figées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fines ← ffines · fiens · finess · finnes · finse · fnies · ifnes
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "figées" and "fines" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "figées" or "fines"?
Remembering figées vs fines
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “figées”; for a noun, it's “fines”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “figées” entry
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