Which to use
“figées” and “fixés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,530
- “figées” frequency rank
- #9,834
- “fixés” frequency rank
- 58364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figées | fixés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de figé. | Masculin pluriel de fixé. |
Where the eye mixes figées and fixés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. figées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against fixés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses figées with fixés
A purely visual mix-up. figées (\fi.ʒe\) and fixés (\fik.se\) 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 58364, 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\. fixés is at rank #9,834, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fik.se\.
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 58364, this pair ranks #109,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figées vs fixés
Shared letters: fisé. Private to "figées": eg. Private to "fixés": x.
"figées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fixés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "figées" and "fixés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "figées" vs "fixés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "figées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figées" and "fixés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figées vs fioles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,470 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.