Which to use
“fixés” is an adjective and “fixez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,834
- “fixés” frequency rank
- #38,810
- “fixez” frequency rank
- 48644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixés | fixez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de fixé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fixer. |
Same sound, different letters: fixés vs fixez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. fixés and fixez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - fixés / fixez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fixés 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 48644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixés is recorded at frequency rank #9,834, 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 48644, this pair ranks #177,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fixés vs fixez
Shared letters: fix. Private to "fixés": sé. Private to "fixez": ez.
"fixés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fixez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixez ← ffixez · fiexz · fixezz · fixxez · fixze · fxiez · ifxez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fixés" and "fixez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fixés" vs "fixez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixés" 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 #177,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixés" 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 #177,191 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.