Which to use
“fixés” is an adjective and “foires” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,834
- “fixés” frequency rank
- #16,134
- “foires” frequency rank
- 25968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixés | foires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de fixé. | Pluriel de foire. |
Where the eye mixes fixés and foires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fixés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against foires's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fixés vs foires
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fixés is \fik.se\ while foires is \fwaʁ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25968, 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\. foires is at rank #16,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fwaʁ\.
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 25968, this pair ranks #337,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fixés vs foires
Shared letters: fis. Private to "fixés": xé. Private to "foires": eor.
"fixés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foires ← ffoires · fiores · foiers · foiress · foirres · foirse · fories · ofires
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fixés" for "foires" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fixés" or "foires"?
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 "fixés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixés" and "foires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foins vs foires". 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 #337,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.