Which to use
“figuré” is an adjective and “figurez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,364
- “figuré” frequency rank
- #31,961
- “figurez” frequency rank
- 48325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figuré | figurez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait selon une certaine figure. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de figurer. |
Same sound, different letters: figuré vs figurez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. figuré runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against figurez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - figuré / figurez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: figuré and figurez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fi.ɡy.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48325, 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\. figurez is at rank #31,961, 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 48325, this pair ranks #179,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figuré vs figurez
Shared letters: fgiru. Private to "figuré": é. Private to "figurez": ez.
"figuré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "figurez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- figurez ← ffigurez · fgiurez · figgurez · figruez · figuerz · figurezz · figurrez · figurze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figuré" and "figurez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "figuré" or "figurez"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "figuré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figurez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figuré" and "figurez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figuier vs figurez". 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 #179,814 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.