Which to use
“figuier” and “figures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,812
- “figuier” frequency rank
- #4,940
- “figures” frequency rank
- 42752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figuier | figures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arbre de la famille des moracées, qui porte des figues. | Pluriel de figure. |
Where the eye mixes figuier and figures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. figuier (CVCVVVC) and figures (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses figuier with figures
A purely visual mix-up. figuier (\fi.ɡje\) and figures (\fi.ɡyʁ\) 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 42752, 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\. figures is at rank #4,940, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fi.ɡyʁ\.
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 42752, this pair ranks #223,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figuier vs figures
Shared letters: efgiru. Private to "figuier": -. Private to "figures": s.
"figuier" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "figures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figuier" and "figures" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "figuier" or "figures"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "figuier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figuier" and "figures" 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 #223,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.