Which to use
“fournis” and “fourrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,831
- “fournis” frequency rank
- #30,165
- “fourrés” frequency rank
- 37996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fournis | fourrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de fourni. | Masculin pluriel de fourré. |
Where the eye mixes fournis and fourrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fournis and fourrés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fournis with fourrés
A purely visual mix-up. fournis (\fuʁ.ni\) and fourrés (\fu.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fournis is recorded at frequency rank #7,831, classified as anadj, pronounced \fuʁ.ni\. 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 37996, this pair ranks #258,453 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fournis vs fourrés
Shared letters: forsu. Private to "fournis": in. Private to "fourrés": é.
"fournis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "fourrés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fournis ← ffournis · forunis · founris · fourins · fourniss · fournnis · fournsi · fourrnis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fournis" and "fourrés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fournis" or "fourrés" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fournis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fourrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,453 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fournis" and "fourrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foulées vs fourrés". 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 #258,453 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.