Which to use
“figue” is a noun and “figurer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,844
- “figue” frequency rank
- #10,161
- “figurer” frequency rank
- 47005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figue | figurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faux-fruit comestible du figuier, issu de l’inflorescence contenant des akènes qui sont les fruits proprement dits, contenus dans une pulpe molle et sucrée. | Représenter par le dessin, par la peinture, par la sculpture, etc. |
Where the eye mixes figue and figurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. figue runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against figurer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between figue and figurer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: figue is \fiɡ\ while figurer is \fi.ɡy.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figue is recorded at frequency rank #36,844, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiɡ\. figurer is at rank #10,161, tagged as averb, pronounced \fi.ɡy.ʁe\.
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 47005, this pair ranks #190,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figue vs figurer
Shared letters: efgiu. Private to "figue": -. Private to "figurer": r.
"figue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "figurer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figue" and "figurer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "figue" or "figurer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "figue" and "figurer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "figue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figue" and "figurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figées vs figue". 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 #190,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.