Which to use
“fournie” is an adjective and “fournisse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,506
- “fournie” frequency rank
- #40,773
- “fournisse” frequency rank
- 51279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fournie | fournisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fourni. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de fournir. |
Where the eye mixes fournie and fournisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fournie runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against fournisse's 9 (CVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fournie with fournisse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fournie is \fuʁ.ni\ while fournisse is \fuʁ.nis\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fournie is recorded at frequency rank #10,506, classified as anadj, pronounced \fuʁ.ni\. fournisse is at rank #40,773, tagged as averb, pronounced \fuʁ.nis\.
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 51279, this pair ranks #156,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fournie vs fournisse
Shared letters: efinoru. Private to "fournie": -. Private to "fournisse": s.
"fournie" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "fournisse" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fournie" and "fournisse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fournie" or "fournisse"?
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 "fournie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fournisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fournie" and "fournisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fournaise vs fournisse". 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 #156,227 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.