Which to use
“fourré” and “foutue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,597
- “fourré” frequency rank
- #14,264
- “foutue” frequency rank
- 38861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fourré | foutue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vêtu de fourrure. | Féminin singulier de foutu. |
Where the eye mixes fourré and foutue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fourré (CVVCCV) and foutue (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fourré vs foutue
A purely visual mix-up. fourré (\fu.ʁe\) and foutue (\fu.ty\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38861, 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\. foutue is at rank #14,264, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fu.ty\.
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 38861, this pair ranks #252,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fourré vs foutue
Shared letters: fou. Private to "fourré": ré. Private to "foutue": et.
"fourré" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "foutue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- foutue ← ffoutue · fotuue · fouteu · fouttue · fouute · fuotue · ofutue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fourré" and "foutue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fourré" or "foutue" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fourré" and "foutue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fourré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fourré" and "foutue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fluctue vs foutue". 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 #252,291 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.