Which to use
“fontes” and “fuites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,178
- “fontes” frequency rank
- #12,163
- “fuites” frequency rank
- 58341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fontes | fuites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fourreau de cuir pour les pistolets. | Pluriel de fuite. |
Where the eye mixes fontes and fuites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fontes (CVCCVC) and fuites (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fontes and fuites
A purely visual mix-up. fontes (\fɔ̃t\) and fuites (\fɥit\) 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 58341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fontes is recorded at frequency rank #46,178, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃t\. fuites is at rank #12,163, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɥit\.
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 58341, this pair ranks #109,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fontes vs fuites
Shared letters: efst. Private to "fontes": no. Private to "fuites": iu.
"fontes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fuites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fontes" and "fuites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fontes" or "fuites"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fontes" and "fuites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fontes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fontes" and "fuites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foies vs fontes". 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 #109,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.