Which to use
“fléaux” and “fleur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,816
- “fléaux” frequency rank
- #3,535
- “fleur” frequency rank
- 41351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fléaux | fleur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fléau. | Organe reproducteur des angiospermes (ou « plantes à fleurs »), constitué des organes de la reproduction sexuée (étamines, carpelles) et de leurs enveloppes protectrices (sépales, pétales). |
Where the eye mixes fléaux and fleur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fléaux runs 6 letters (CCVVVC) against fleur's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fléaux and fleur
A purely visual mix-up. fléaux (\fle.o\) and fleur (\flœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fléaux is recorded at frequency rank #37,816, classified as anoun, pronounced \fle.o\. fleur is at rank #3,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced \flœʁ\.
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 41351, this pair ranks #233,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fléaux vs fleur
Shared letters: flu. Private to "fléaux": axé. Private to "fleur": er.
"fléaux" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC · "fleur" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fleur ← felur · ffleur · fleru · fleurr · flleur · fluer · lfeur
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fléaux" for "fleur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fléaux" vs "fleur" - which ranks higher?
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 "fléaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fleur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fléaux" and "fleur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fléaux vs fuseaux". 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 #233,716 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.