Which to use
“fleurs” and “fours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,770
- “fleurs” frequency rank
- #13,175
- “fours” frequency rank
- 14945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fleurs | fours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fleur. | Pluriel de four. |
Where the eye mixes fleurs and fours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fleurs and fours
A purely visual mix-up. fleurs (\flœʁ\) and fours (\fuʁ\) 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 14945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fleurs is recorded at frequency rank #1,770, classified as anoun, pronounced \flœʁ\. fours is at rank #13,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fuʁ\.
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 14945, this pair ranks #394,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fleurs vs fours
Shared letters: frsu. Private to "fleurs": el. Private to "fours": o.
"fleurs" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "fours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fleurs" and "fours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fleurs" vs "fours" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fleurs" and "fours" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fleurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fleurs" and "fours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fouets vs fours". 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 #394,542 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.