Which to use
“fleuri” is an adjective and “fleuries” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,449
- “fleuri” frequency rank
- #40,767
- “fleuries” frequency rank
- 61216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fleuri | fleuries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est couvert de fleurs. | Pluriel de fleurie. |
Same sound, different letters: fleuri vs fleuries
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: fleuri vs fleuries
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fleuri and fleuries carry the same recorded pronunciation, \flœ.ʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “fleuri” sits inside “fleuries”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fleuri is recorded at frequency rank #20,449, classified as anadj, pronounced \flœ.ʁi\. fleuries is at rank #40,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \flœ.ʁi\.
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 61216, this pair ranks #93,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fleuri vs fleuries
Shared letters: efilru. Private to "fleuri": -. Private to "fleuries": s.
"fleuri" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "fleuries" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"fleuri" and "fleuries" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fleuri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fleuries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fleuri" and "fleuries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fleuries vs Fleurus". 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 #93,469 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.