Which to use
“fondés” and “fondeurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,711
- “fondés” frequency rank
- #48,535
- “fondeurs” frequency rank
- 66246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondés | fondeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fondé. | Pluriel de fondeur. |
Where the eye mixes fondés and fondeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fondés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fondeurs's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fondés vs fondeurs
A purely visual mix-up. fondés (\fɔ̃.de\) and fondeurs (\fɔ̃.dœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondés is recorded at frequency rank #17,711, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃.de\. fondeurs is at rank #48,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃.dœʁ\.
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 66246, this pair ranks #68,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fondés vs fondeurs
Shared letters: dfnos. Private to "fondés": é. Private to "fondeurs": eru.
"fondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fondeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fondeurs ← ffondeurs · fnodeurs · fodneurs · fonddeurs · fonderus · fondeurrs · fondeurss · fondeusr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fondés" for "fondeurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fondés" or "fondeurs"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fondés" and "fondeurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fondeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondés" and "fondeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fondeurs vs fondues". 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 #68,634 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.