Which to use
“foncées” and “fondés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,951
- “foncées” frequency rank
- #17,711
- “fondés” frequency rank
- 53662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foncées | fondés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de foncée. | Pluriel de fondé. |
Where the eye mixes foncées and fondés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. foncées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against fondés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between foncées and fondés
A purely visual mix-up. foncées (\fɔ̃.se\) and fondés (\fɔ̃.de\) 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 53662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foncées is recorded at frequency rank #35,951, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃.se\. fondés is at rank #17,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃.de\.
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 53662, this pair ranks #139,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foncées vs fondés
Shared letters: fnosé. Private to "foncées": ce. Private to "fondés": d.
"foncées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "fondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foncées" and "fondés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "foncées" or "fondés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "foncées" and "fondés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foncées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fondés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foncées" and "fondés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foncées vs foulées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,243 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.