Which to use
“fix” is a noun and “fixés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,870
- “fix” frequency rank
- #9,834
- “fixés” frequency rank
- 33704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fix | fixés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dose de drogue, généralement injectée par intraveineuse. | Masculin pluriel de fixé. |
Where the eye mixes fix and fixés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fix 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.
Visual trap between fix and fixés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fix is \fiks\ while fixés is \fik.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “fix” sits inside “fixés”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fix is recorded at frequency rank #23,870, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiks\. 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 33704, this pair ranks #288,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fix vs fixés
Shared letters: fix. Private to "fix": -. Private to "fixés": sé.
"fix" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fixés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fix" and "fixés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fix" vs "fixés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fix" 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 #288,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fix" and "fixés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fix". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #288,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.