Which to use
“foulées” is a noun and “fourrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,180
- “foulées” frequency rank
- #30,165
- “fourrés” frequency rank
- 76345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foulées | fourrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Traces légères que la bête laisse de son pied, en passant sur l’herbe ou sur les feuilles. | Masculin pluriel de fourré. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set foulées and fourrés apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: foulées is \fu.le\ while fourrés is \fu.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foulées is recorded at frequency rank #46,180, classified as anoun, pronounced \fu.le\. fourrés is at rank #30,165, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fu.ʁe\.
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 76345, this pair ranks #31,408 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foulées vs fourrés
Shared letters: fosué. Private to "foulées": el. Private to "fourrés": r.
"foulées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "fourrés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foulées" and "fourrés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "foulées" or "fourrés"?
Remembering foulées vs fourrés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “foulées”; for an adjective, it's “fourrés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “foulées” entry
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