Which to use
“fouilles” and “fusillés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,712
- “fouilles” frequency rank
- #31,043
- “fusillés” frequency rank
- 39755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fouilles | fusillés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fouille. | Pluriel de fusillé. |
Where the eye mixes fouilles and fusillés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fouilles (CVVVCCVC) and fusillés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fouilles and fusillés
A purely visual mix-up. fouilles (\fuj\) and fusillés (\fy.zi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fouilles is recorded at frequency rank #8,712, classified as anoun, pronounced \fuj\. fusillés is at rank #31,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy.zi.je\.
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 39755, this pair ranks #245,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fouilles vs fusillés
Shared letters: filsu. Private to "fouilles": eo. Private to "fusillés": é.
"fouilles" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "fusillés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fouilles ← ffouilles · foiulles · fouilels · fouiles · fouilless · fouillse · fouliles · fuoilles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fouilles" and "fusillés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fouilles" or "fusillés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fouilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusillés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fouilles" and "fusillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusiliers vs fusillés". 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 #245,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.