Which to use
“fourrer” is a verb and “fourrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,274
- “fourrer” frequency rank
- #30,165
- “fourrés” frequency rank
- 52439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fourrer | fourrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Introduire, mettre dans. | Masculin pluriel de fourré. |
Same sound, different letters: fourrer vs fourrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - fourrer / fourrés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fourrer and fourrés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fu.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fourrer is recorded at frequency rank #22,274, classified as averb, pronounced \fu.ʁe\. 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 52439, this pair ranks #147,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fourrer vs fourrés
Shared letters: foru. Private to "fourrer": e. Private to "fourrés": sé.
"fourrer" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "fourrés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fourrer ← ffourrer · forurer · fourer · fourerr · fourrerr · fourrre · fuorrer · ofurrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fourrer" for "fourrés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fourrer" vs "fourrés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "fourrer" 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 #147,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fourrer" 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 #147,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.