Which to use
“fourré” is an adjective and “fourrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,597
- “fourré” frequency rank
- #22,274
- “fourrer” frequency rank
- 46871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fourré | fourrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vêtu de fourrure. | Introduire, mettre dans. |
Same sound, different letters: fourré vs fourrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - fourré / fourrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fourré and fourrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fu.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fourré is recorded at frequency rank #24,597, classified as anadj, pronounced \fu.ʁe\. fourrer is at rank #22,274, tagged as averb, 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 46871, this pair ranks #191,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fourré vs fourrer
Shared letters: foru. Private to "fourré": é. Private to "fourrer": e.
"fourré" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "fourrer" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fourrer ← ffourrer · forurer · fourer · fourerr · fourrerr · fourrre · fuorrer · ofurrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fourré" and "fourrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fourré" vs "fourrer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "fourré" / "fourrer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "fourré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fourrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fourré" and "fourrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fouiner vs fourrer". 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 #191,390 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.