Which to use
“figés” and “finies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,338
- “figés” frequency rank
- #21,321
- “finies” frequency rank
- 63659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figés | finies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de figé. | Féminin pluriel de fini. |
Where the eye mixes figés and finies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. figés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against finies's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses figés with finies
A purely visual mix-up. figés (\fi.ʒe\) and finies (\fi.ni\) 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 63659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figés is recorded at frequency rank #42,338, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.ʒe\. finies is at rank #21,321, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fi.ni\.
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 63659, this pair ranks #80,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figés vs finies
Shared letters: fis. Private to "figés": gé. Private to "finies": en.
"figés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "finies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- finies ← ffinies · fiines · fineis · finiess · finnies · fniies · ifnies
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figés" for "finies" ever safe?
Frequency check: "figés" vs "finies" - which ranks higher?
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 "figés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figés" and "finies" 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 #80,838 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.