Which to use
“figer” is a verb and “figés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,801
- “figer” frequency rank
- #42,338
- “figés” frequency rank
- 82139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figer | figés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Congeler, coaguler, condenser par le froid, par le refroidissement. Il se dit surtout en parlant des huiles. | Masculin pluriel de figé. |
Same sound, different letters: figer vs figés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - figer / figés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: figer and figés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fi.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figer is recorded at frequency rank #39,801, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.ʒe\. figés is at rank #42,338, tagged as anadj, 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 82139, this pair ranks #17,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figer vs figés
Shared letters: fgi. Private to "figer": er. Private to "figés": sé.
"figer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "figés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- figer ← ffiger · fgier · fiegr · figerr · figger · figre · ifger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figer" for "figés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "figer" or "figés"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "figer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figer" and "figés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figés 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 #17,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.