Which to use
“fourchette” and “fourchettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,505
- “fourchette” frequency rank
- #33,269
- “fourchettes” frequency rank
- 43774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fourchette | fourchettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ustensile de table, en forme de petite fourche qui a deux, trois ou quatre pointes ou dents par le bout, et dont on se sert pour piquer les aliments. | Pluriel de fourchette. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fourchette and fourchettes apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. fourchette and fourchettes are pronounced identically (\fuʁ.ʃɛt\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fourchette” sits inside “fourchettes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fourchette is recorded at frequency rank #10,505, classified as anoun, pronounced \fuʁ.ʃɛt\. fourchettes is at rank #33,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fuʁ.ʃɛt\.
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 43774, this pair ranks #215,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fourchette vs fourchettes
Shared letters: cefhortu. Private to "fourchette": -. Private to "fourchettes": s.
"fourchette" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCV · "fourchettes" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fourchette ← ffourchette · foruchette · foucrhette · fourcchette · fourcehtte · fourchete · fourchetet · fourchhette
- fourchettes ← ffourchettes · foruchettes · foucrhettes · fourcchettes · fourcehttes · fourchetes · fourchetets · fourchettess
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fourchette" and "fourchettes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fourchette" or "fourchettes"?
Remembering fourchette vs fourchettes
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fourchette” entry
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