Which to use
“fixée” is an adjective and “fixez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,826
- “fixée” frequency rank
- #38,810
- “fixez” frequency rank
- 45636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixée | fixez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fixé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fixer. |
Same sound, different letters: fixée vs fixez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - fixée and fixez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fixée and fixez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fik.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixée is recorded at frequency rank #6,826, classified as anadj, pronounced \fik.se\. fixez is at rank #38,810, tagged as averb, 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 45636, this pair ranks #201,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fixée vs fixez
Shared letters: efix. Private to "fixée": é. Private to "fixez": z.
"fixée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fixez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixez ← ffixez · fiexz · fixezz · fixxez · fixze · fxiez · ifxez
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "fixée" / "fixez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixée" and "fixez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fixez". 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 #201,235 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.