Which to use
“fixez” and “fuyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,810
- “fixez” frequency rank
- #30,620
- “fuyez” frequency rank
- 69430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixez | fuyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fixer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes fixez and fuyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fixez (CVCVC) and fuyez (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fixez and fuyez
A purely visual mix-up. fixez (\fik.se\) and fuyez (\fɥi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixez is recorded at frequency rank #38,810, classified as averb, pronounced \fik.se\. fuyez is at rank #30,620, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɥi.je\.
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 69430, this pair ranks #55,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fixez vs fuyez
Shared letters: efz. Private to "fixez": ix. Private to "fuyez": uy.
"fixez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fuyez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fixez" and "fuyez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fixez" vs "fuyez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fixez" and "fuyez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixez" and "fuyez" 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 #55,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.