Which to use
“figés” and “fixée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,338
- “figés” frequency rank
- #6,826
- “fixée” frequency rank
- 49164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figés | fixée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de figé. | Féminin singulier de fixé. |
Where the eye mixes figés and fixée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. figés (CVCVC) and fixée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: figés vs fixée
A purely visual mix-up. figés (\fi.ʒe\) and fixée (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49164, 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\. fixée is at rank #6,826, 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 49164, this pair ranks #172,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figés vs fixée
Shared letters: fié. Private to "figés": gs. Private to "fixée": ex.
"figés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fixée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figés" for "fixée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "figés" or "fixée" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "fixée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figés" and "fixée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figés vs Finger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #172,931 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.