Which to use
“fourrés” is an adjective and “foutre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,165
- “fourrés” frequency rank
- #1,867
- “foutre” frequency rank
- 32032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fourrés | foutre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de fourré. | Baiser ; posséder sexuellement. |
Where the eye mixes fourrés and foutre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fourrés runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against foutre's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fourrés with foutre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fourrés is \fu.ʁe\ while foutre is \futʁ\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fourrés is recorded at frequency rank #30,165, classified as anadj, pronounced \fu.ʁe\. foutre is at rank #1,867, tagged as averb, pronounced \futʁ\.
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 32032, this pair ranks #299,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fourrés vs foutre
Shared letters: foru. Private to "fourrés": sé. Private to "foutre": et.
"fourrés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "foutre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- foutre ← ffoutre · foture · fourte · fouter · foutrre · fouttre · fuotre · ofutre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fourrés" for "foutre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fourrés" or "foutre"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fourrés" and "foutre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fourrés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fourrés" and "foutre" 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 #299,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.