# fortes vs fortress

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### fortes
*adjective · IPA \fɔʁt\ · frequency rank #2,927*
Féminin pluriel de fort.

### fortress
*noun · IPA \ˈfɔɹ.tɹɪs\ · frequency rank #43,949*
Forteresse, bastille.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/fortes-vs-fortress