Which to use
“fixe” and “fixés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,615
- “fixe” frequency rank
- #9,834
- “fixés” frequency rank
- 12449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixe | fixés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Immobile. | Masculin pluriel de fixé. |
Where the eye mixes fixe and fixés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fixe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fixés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fixe vs fixés
A purely visual mix-up. fixe (\fiks\) and fixés (\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 12449, 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\. 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 12449, this pair ranks #405,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fixe vs fixés
Shared letters: fix. Private to "fixe": e. Private to "fixés": sé.
"fixe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixe ← ffixe · fiex · fixxe · fxie · ifxe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fixe" and "fixés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fixe" or "fixés"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fixe" and "fixés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixe" 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 #405,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixe" and "fixés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fixés". 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 #405,234 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.