Which to use
“fortis” and “furtif” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,179
- “fortis” frequency rank
- #32,413
- “furtif” frequency rank
- 78592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fortis | furtif |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fort, robuste, solide, vigoureux, bien portant. | Qui se fait à la dérobée. |
Letter map: fortis vs furtif
Shared letters muted; letters that set fortis and furtif apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. fortis and furtif follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fortis vs furtif
fortis and furtif are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fortis is recorded at frequency rank #46,179, classified as anadj. furtif is at rank #32,413, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fyʁ.tif\.
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 78592, this pair ranks #25,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fortis vs furtif
Shared letters: firt. Private to "fortis": os. Private to "furtif": u.
"fortis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "furtif" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fortis" for "furtif" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fortis" vs "furtif" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fortis" and "furtif".
- Full dictionary entry for "fortis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furtif" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fortis" and "furtif" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fortis vs furtifs". 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 #25,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.