Which to use
“fixe” and “fixée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,615
- “fixe” frequency rank
- #6,826
- “fixée” frequency rank
- 9441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixe | fixée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Immobile. | Féminin singulier de fixé. |
Where the eye mixes fixe and fixée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fixe with fixée
A purely visual mix-up. fixe (\fiks\) and fixée (\fik.se\) 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 9441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixe is recorded at frequency rank #2,615, classified as anadj, pronounced \fiks\. fixée is at rank #6,826, 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 9441, this pair ranks #416,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fixe vs fixée
Shared letters: efix. Private to "fixe": -. Private to "fixée": é.
"fixe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixe ← ffixe · fiex · fixxe · fxie · ifxe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fixe" for "fixée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fixe" or "fixée"?
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 "fixe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixe" and "fixée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fixée". 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 #416,630 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.