figureravsfigurezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“figurera” and “figurez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,334
“figurera” frequency rank
#31,961
“figurez” frequency rank
69295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature figurera figurez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de figurer. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de figurer.

Where the eye mixes figurera and figurez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. figurera runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against figurez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
figurera
7 ch
figurez

Look-alike desk: figurera vs figurez

A purely visual mix-up. figurera (\fi.ɡy.ʁə.ʁa\) and figurez (\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 69295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

figurera is recorded at frequency rank #37,334, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.ɡy.ʁə.ʁa\. 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 69295, this pair ranks #55,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of figurera vs figurez

Shared letters: efgiru. Private to "figurera": a. Private to "figurez": z.

"figurera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "figurez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • figurera ← ffigurera · fgiurera · figgurera · figruera · figuerra · figurear · figurerra · figurrea
  • figurez ← ffigurez · fgiurez · figgurez · figruez · figuerz · figurezz · figurrez · figurze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "figurera" and "figurez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\fi.ɡy.ʁə.ʁa\ versus \fi.ɡy.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "figurera" vs "figurez" - which ranks higher?
"figurez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,961 in our French list, against #37,334 for "figurera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "figurera" and "figurez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "figurera" 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 #55,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "figurera" and "figurez" 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 #55,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list