Which to use
“forcées” and “fortes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,146
- “forcées” frequency rank
- #2,927
- “fortes” frequency rank
- 23073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forcées | fortes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de forcé. | Féminin pluriel de fort. |
Where the eye mixes forcées and fortes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: forcées vs fortes
A purely visual mix-up. forcées (\fɔʁ.se\) and fortes (\fɔʁt\) 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 23073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forcées is recorded at frequency rank #20,146, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɔʁ.se\. fortes is at rank #2,927, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɔʁt\.
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 23073, this pair ranks #354,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of forcées vs fortes
Shared letters: efors. Private to "forcées": cé. Private to "fortes": t.
"forcées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "fortes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fortes ← ffortes · forrtes · fortess · fortse · forttes · fotres · frotes · ofrtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "forcées" and "fortes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "forcées" or "fortes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "forcées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fortes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forcées" and "fortes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forcées vs foulées". 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 #354,526 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.