Which to use
“fis” is a verb and “fixés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,880
- “fis” frequency rank
- #9,834
- “fixés” frequency rank
- 26714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fis | fixés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du passé simple de faire. | Masculin pluriel de fixé. |
Where the eye mixes fis and fixés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fis runs 3 letters (CVC) against fixés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fis with fixés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fis is \fi\ while fixés is \fik.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26714, 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\. fixés is at rank #9,834, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fik.se\.
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 26714, this pair ranks #333,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fis vs fixés
Shared letters: fis. Private to "fis": -. Private to "fixés": xé.
"fis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fixés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fis" and "fixés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fis" vs "fixés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fis" and "fixés" 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 "fixés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fis" and "fixés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #333,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.