Which to use
“figés” and “finis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,338
- “figés” frequency rank
- #5,039
- “finis” frequency rank
- 47377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figés | finis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de figé. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif fini. |
Where the eye mixes figés and finis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. figés and finis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses figés with finis
A purely visual mix-up. figés (\fi.ʒe\) and finis (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47377, 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\. finis is at rank #5,039, 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 47377, this pair ranks #187,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figés vs finis
Shared letters: fis. Private to "figés": gé. Private to "finis": n.
"figés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "finis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- finis ← ffinis · fiins · finiss · finnis · finsi · fniis · ifnis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "figés" and "finis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "figés" vs "finis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "figés" and "finis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "figés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figés" and "finis" 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 #187,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.