Which to use
“figues” and “fugue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,559
- “figues” frequency rank
- #22,869
- “fugue” frequency rank
- 51428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figues | fugue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de figue. | Fuite. |
Where the eye mixes figues and fugue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. figues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against fugue's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: figues vs fugue
A purely visual mix-up. figues (\fiɡ\) and fugue (\fyɡ\) 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 51428, 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\. fugue is at rank #22,869, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fyɡ\.
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 51428, this pair ranks #155,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figues vs fugue
Shared letters: efgu. Private to "figues": is. Private to "fugue": -.
"figues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fugue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figues" and "fugue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "figues" vs "fugue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "fugue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figues" and "fugue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figées vs figues". 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 #155,072 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.