Which to use
“fondés” and “fondues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,711
- “fondés” frequency rank
- #45,619
- “fondues” frequency rank
- 63330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondés | fondues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fondé. | Pluriel de fondue. |
Where the eye mixes fondés and fondues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fondés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fondues's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fondés with fondues
A purely visual mix-up. fondés (\fɔ̃.de\) and fondues (\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 63330, 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\. fondues is at rank #45,619, tagged as anoun, 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 63330, this pair ranks #82,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fondés vs fondues
Shared letters: dfnos. Private to "fondés": é. Private to "fondues": eu.
"fondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fondues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fondues ← ffondues · fnodues · fodnues · fonddues · fondeus · fonduess · fonduse · fonndues
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fondés" for "fondues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fondés" vs "fondues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fondues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondés" and "fondues" 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 #82,493 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.