Which to use
“foncez” and “foutez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,444
- “foncez” frequency rank
- #16,138
- “foutez” frequency rank
- 43582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foncez | foutez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de foncer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de foutre. |
Where the eye mixes foncez and foutez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. foncez (CVCCVC) and foutez (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses foncez with foutez
A purely visual mix-up. foncez (\fɔ̃.se\) and foutez (\fu.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foncez is recorded at frequency rank #27,444, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔ̃.se\. foutez is at rank #16,138, tagged as averb, pronounced \fu.te\.
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 43582, this pair ranks #216,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foncez vs foutez
Shared letters: efoz. Private to "foncez": cn. Private to "foutez": tu.
"foncez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "foutez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foncez" and "foutez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "foncez" vs "foutez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "foncez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foncez" and "foutez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foncez vs fronce". 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 #216,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.