Which to use
“fixa” and “fixait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,809
- “fixa” frequency rank
- #34,539
- “fixait” frequency rank
- 73348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixa | fixait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de fixer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fixer. |
Where the eye mixes fixa and fixait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fixa and fixait
A purely visual mix-up. fixa (\fik.sa\) and fixait (\fik.sɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fixa” sits inside “fixait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixa is recorded at frequency rank #38,809, classified as averb, pronounced \fik.sa\. fixait is at rank #34,539, tagged as averb, pronounced \fik.sɛ\.
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 73348, this pair ranks #40,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fixa vs fixait
Shared letters: afix. Private to "fixa": -. Private to "fixait": t.
"fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fixa" and "fixait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fixa" or "fixait" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixa" and "fixait" 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 #40,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.