Which to use
“fixent” is a verb and “fixés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,322
- “fixent” frequency rank
- #9,834
- “fixés” frequency rank
- 31156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixent | fixés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fixer. | Masculin pluriel de fixé. |
Where the eye mixes fixent and fixés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fixent vs fixés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fixent is \fiks\ while fixés is \fik.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixent is recorded at frequency rank #21,322, classified as averb, 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 31156, this pair ranks #305,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fixent vs fixés
Shared letters: fix. Private to "fixent": ent. Private to "fixés": sé.
"fixent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "fixés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixent ← ffixent · fiexnt · fixennt · fixentt · fixetn · fixnet · fixxent · fxient
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fixent" and "fixés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fixent" or "fixés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixent" 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 #305,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixent" and "fixés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fixement vs fixent". 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 #305,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.