Which to use
“forçait” and “foutait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,514
- “forçait” frequency rank
- #22,275
- “foutait” frequency rank
- 57789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forçait | foutait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de forcer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de foutre. |
Where the eye mixes forçait and foutait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. forçait (CVCCVVC) and foutait (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses forçait with foutait
A purely visual mix-up. forçait (\fɔʁ.sɛ\) and foutait (\fu.tɛ\) 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 57789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forçait is recorded at frequency rank #35,514, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.sɛ\. foutait is at rank #22,275, tagged as averb, pronounced \fu.tɛ\.
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 57789, this pair ranks #112,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forçait vs foutait
Shared letters: afiot. Private to "forçait": rç. Private to "foutait": u.
"forçait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "foutait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foutait ← ffoutait · fotuait · fouatit · foutaitt · foutati · foutiat · fouttait · fuotait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forçait" and "foutait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "forçait" or "foutait"?
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 "forçait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forçait" and "foutait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fondait vs forçait". 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 #112,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.