Which to use
“fortement” and “foutrement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,737
- “fortement” frequency rank
- #46,773
- “foutrement” frequency rank
- 48510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fortement | foutrement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avec force. | Très, beaucoup. |
Where the eye mixes fortement and foutrement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fortement runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against foutrement's 10 (CVVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fortement vs foutrement
A purely visual mix-up. fortement (\fɔʁ.tə.mɑ̃\) and foutrement (\fu.tʁə.mɑ̃\) 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 48510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fortement is recorded at frequency rank #1,737, classified as anadv, pronounced \fɔʁ.tə.mɑ̃\. foutrement is at rank #46,773, tagged as anadv, pronounced \fu.tʁə.mɑ̃\.
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 48510, this pair ranks #178,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fortement vs foutrement
Shared letters: efmnort. Private to "fortement": -. Private to "foutrement": u.
"fortement" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "foutrement" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fortement ← ffortement · foretment · forrtement · forteemnt · fortemennt · fortementt · fortemetn · fortemment
- foutrement ← ffoutrement · foturement · fourtement · fouterment · foutreemnt · foutremennt · foutrementt · foutremetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fortement" and "foutrement" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fortement" or "foutrement" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fortement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutrement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fortement" and "foutrement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flottement vs fortement". 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 #178,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.