Which to use
“figurent” and “figurer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,193
- “figurent” frequency rank
- #10,161
- “figurer” frequency rank
- 16354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figurent | figurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de figurer. | Représenter par le dessin, par la peinture, par la sculpture, etc. |
Where the eye mixes figurent and figurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. figurent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against figurer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between figurent and figurer
A purely visual mix-up. figurent (\fi.ɡyʁ\) and figurer (\fi.ɡy.ʁe\) 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 16354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figurent is recorded at frequency rank #6,193, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.ɡyʁ\. 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 16354, this pair ranks #388,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of figurent vs figurer
Shared letters: efgiru. Private to "figurent": nt. Private to "figurer": -.
"figurent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "figurer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "figurent" and "figurer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "figurent" or "figurer"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "figurent" 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 #388,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figurent" and "figurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figer vs figurer". 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 #388,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.