Which to use
“figues” and “fioles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,559
- “figues” frequency rank
- #46,172
- “fioles” frequency rank
- 74731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figues | fioles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de figue. | Pluriel de fiole. |
Where the eye mixes figues and fioles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. figues (CVCVVC) and fioles (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between figues and fioles
A purely visual mix-up. figues (\fiɡ\) and fioles (\fjɔl\) 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 74731, 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\. fioles is at rank #46,172, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fjɔl\.
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 74731, this pair ranks #36,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figues vs fioles
Shared letters: efis. Private to "figues": gu. Private to "fioles": lo.
"figues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fioles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figues" and "fioles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "figues" vs "fioles" - 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 "figues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fioles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figues" and "fioles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fioles". 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 #36,213 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.