Which to use
“fleuries” is a noun and “fleuris” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,767
- “fleuries” frequency rank
- #28,561
- “fleuris” frequency rank
- 69328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fleuries | fleuris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fleurie. | Masculin pluriel de fleuri. |
Same sound, different letters: fleuries vs fleuris
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. fleuries runs 8 letters (CCVVCVVC) against fleuris's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - fleuries and fleuris
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fleuries and fleuris carry the same recorded pronunciation, \flœ.ʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fleuries is recorded at frequency rank #40,767, classified as anoun, pronounced \flœ.ʁi\. fleuris is at rank #28,561, tagged as anadj, 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 69328, this pair ranks #55,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fleuries vs fleuris
Shared letters: efilrsu. Private to "fleuries": -. Private to "fleuris": -.
"fleuries" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC · "fleuris" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fleuries" for "fleuris" ever safe?
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What to do next
"fleuries" and "fleuris" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fleuries" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fleuris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fleuries" and "fleuris" 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 #55,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.