Which to use
“figues” and “figuier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,559
- “figues” frequency rank
- #37,812
- “figuier” frequency rank
- 66371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figues | figuier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de figue. | Arbre de la famille des moracées, qui porte des figues. |
Where the eye mixes figues and figuier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. figues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against figuier's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses figues with figuier
A purely visual mix-up. figues (\fiɡ\) and figuier (\fi.ɡje\) 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 66371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figues is recorded at frequency rank #28,559, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiɡ\. figuier is at rank #37,812, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fi.ɡje\.
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 66371, this pair ranks #68,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figues vs figuier
Shared letters: efgiu. Private to "figues": s. Private to "figuier": r.
"figues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "figuier" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figues" for "figuier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "figues" vs "figuier" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "figues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figuier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figues" and "figuier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figer vs figuier". 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 #68,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.