Which to use
“fournée” is a noun and “fournie” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,849
- “fournée” frequency rank
- #10,506
- “fournie” frequency rank
- 47355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fournée | fournie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quantité de pain qu’on fait cuire ou qu’on peut faire cuire à la fois dans un four. | Féminin singulier de fourni. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fournée and fournie apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
fournée and fournie form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - é in “fournée” becomes i in “fournie” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fournée is recorded at frequency rank #36,849, classified as anoun, pronounced \fuʁ.ne\. fournie is at rank #10,506, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fuʁ.ni\.
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 47355, this pair ranks #187,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fournée" and "fournie" be used interchangeably?
Remembering fournée vs fournie
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “fournée”; for an adjective, it's “fournie”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fournée” entry
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