Which to use
“fioles” and “foies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,172
- “fioles” frequency rank
- #47,901
- “foies” frequency rank
- 94073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fioles | foies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fiole. | Pluriel de foie. |
Where the eye mixes fioles and foies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fioles runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against foies's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fioles with foies
A purely visual mix-up. fioles (\fjɔl\) and foies (\fwa\) 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 94073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fioles is recorded at frequency rank #46,172, classified as anoun, pronounced \fjɔl\. foies is at rank #47,901, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fwa\.
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 94073, this pair ranks #1,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fioles vs foies
Shared letters: efios. Private to "fioles": l. Private to "foies": -.
"fioles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "foies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fioles" and "foies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fioles" or "foies"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fioles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fioles" and "foies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foies vs fouets". 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 #1,866 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.