Which to use
“fis” and “fixa” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,880
- “fis” frequency rank
- #38,809
- “fixa” frequency rank
- 55689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fis | fixa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du passé simple de faire. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de fixer. |
Where the eye mixes fis and fixa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fis vs fixa
A purely visual mix-up. fis (\fi\) and fixa (\fik.sa\) 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 55689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fis is recorded at frequency rank #16,880, classified as averb, pronounced \fi\. fixa is at rank #38,809, tagged as averb, pronounced \fik.sa\.
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 55689, this pair ranks #125,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fis vs fixa
Shared letters: fi. Private to "fis": s. Private to "fixa": ax.
"fis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixa ← ffixa · fiax · fixxa · fxia · ifxa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fis" and "fixa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fis" vs "fixa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fis" and "fixa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fis" and "fixa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FIV vs fixa". 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 #125,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.