Which to use
“fondées” and “fondus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,970
- “fondées” frequency rank
- #31,499
- “fondus” frequency rank
- 44469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondées | fondus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de fonder. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe fondre. |
Where the eye mixes fondées and fondus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fondées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against fondus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fondées and fondus
A purely visual mix-up. fondées (\fɔ̃.de\) and fondus (\fɔ̃.dy\) 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 44469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondées is recorded at frequency rank #12,970, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔ̃.de\. fondus is at rank #31,499, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɔ̃.dy\.
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 44469, this pair ranks #210,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fondées vs fondus
Shared letters: dfnos. Private to "fondées": eé. Private to "fondus": u.
"fondées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "fondus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fondus ← ffondus · fnodus · fodnus · fonddus · fondsu · fonduss · fonndus · fonuds
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fondées" and "fondus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fondées" or "fondus"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fondées" and "fondus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fondus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondées" and "fondus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fondeurs vs fondus". 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 #210,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.