Which to use
“figuier” is a noun and “figurer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,812
- “figuier” frequency rank
- #10,161
- “figurer” frequency rank
- 47973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figuier | figurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arbre de la famille des moracées, qui porte des figues. | Représenter par le dessin, par la peinture, par la sculpture, etc. |
Where the eye mixes figuier and figurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. figuier (CVCVVVC) and figurer (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: figuier vs figurer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: figuier is \fi.ɡje\ while figurer is \fi.ɡy.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “figuier” becomes r in “figurer”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figuier is recorded at frequency rank #37,812, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.ɡje\. 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 47973, this pair ranks #182,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figuier vs figurer
Shared letters: efgiru. Private to "figuier": -. Private to "figurer": -.
"figuier" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "figurer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figuier" for "figurer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "figuier" or "figurer"?
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 "figuier" 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 #182,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figuier" and "figurer" 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 #182,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.