Which to use
“forez” and “foutez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,822
- “forez” frequency rank
- #16,138
- “foutez” frequency rank
- 48960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forez | foutez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de forer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de foutre. |
Where the eye mixes forez and foutez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. forez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against foutez's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between forez and foutez
A purely visual mix-up. forez (\fɔ.ʁe\) and foutez (\fu.te\) 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 48960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forez is recorded at frequency rank #32,822, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔ.ʁe\. foutez is at rank #16,138, tagged as averb, pronounced \fu.te\.
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 48960, this pair ranks #174,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forez vs foutez
Shared letters: efoz. Private to "forez": r. Private to "foutez": tu.
"forez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foutez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forez" for "foutez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "forez" or "foutez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "forez" and "foutez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "forez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forez" and "foutez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs forez". 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 #174,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.