Which to use
“figuré” is an adjective and “figurera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,364
- “figuré” frequency rank
- #37,334
- “figurera” frequency rank
- 53698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figuré | figurera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait selon une certaine figure. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de figurer. |
Where the eye mixes figuré and figurera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. figuré runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against figurera's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: figuré vs figurera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: figuré is \fi.ɡy.ʁe\ while figurera is \fi.ɡy.ʁə.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figuré is recorded at frequency rank #16,364, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.ɡy.ʁe\. figurera is at rank #37,334, tagged as averb, pronounced \fi.ɡy.ʁə.ʁa\.
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 53698, this pair ranks #139,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figuré vs figurera
Shared letters: fgiru. Private to "figuré": é. Private to "figurera": ae.
"figuré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "figurera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- figurera ← ffigurera · fgiurera · figgurera · figruera · figuerra · figurear · figurerra · figurrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figuré" and "figurera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "figuré" or "figurera" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "figuré" and "figurera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "figuré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figurera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figuré" and "figurera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figuier vs figurera". 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 #139,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.