Which to use
“fléchi” and “fléchir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,345
- “fléchi” frequency rank
- #38,812
- “fléchir” frequency rank
- 86157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fléchi | fléchir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe fléchir. | Faire ployer, courber. |
Where the eye mixes fléchi and fléchir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fléchi runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against fléchir's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fléchi and fléchir
A purely visual mix-up. fléchi (\fle.ʃi\) and fléchir (\fle.ʃiʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “fléchi” sits inside “fléchir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fléchi is recorded at frequency rank #47,345, classified as averb, pronounced \fle.ʃi\. fléchir is at rank #38,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \fle.ʃiʁ\.
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 86157, this pair ranks #10,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fléchi vs fléchir
Shared letters: cfhilé. Private to "fléchi": -. Private to "fléchir": r.
"fléchi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "fléchir" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fléchi" for "fléchir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fléchi" vs "fléchir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fléchi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fléchir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fléchi" and "fléchir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fléchi vs fleuri". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,152 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.