Which to use
“fournira” is a verb and “fournis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,020
- “fournira” frequency rank
- #7,831
- “fournis” frequency rank
- 28851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fournira | fournis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de fournir. | Masculin pluriel de fourni. |
Where the eye mixes fournira and fournis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fournira runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against fournis's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fournira vs fournis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fournira is \fuʁ.ni.ʁa\ while fournis is \fuʁ.ni\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fournira is recorded at frequency rank #21,020, classified as averb, pronounced \fuʁ.ni.ʁa\. fournis is at rank #7,831, 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 28851, this pair ranks #320,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fournira vs fournis
Shared letters: finoru. Private to "fournira": a. Private to "fournis": s.
"fournira" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "fournis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fournira" for "fournis" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fournira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fournis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fournira" and "fournis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fortis vs fournis". 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 #320,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.