Which to use
“fourrière” and “fourrure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,071
- “fourrière” frequency rank
- #11,591
- “fourrure” frequency rank
- 38662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fourrière | fourrure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit où l’on conservait le fourrage et le combustible tel que le bois et le charbon. | Peau densément recouverte de poils de certains mammifères. |
Where the eye mixes fourrière and fourrure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fourrière vs fourrure
A purely visual mix-up. fourrière (\fu.ʁjɛʁ\) and fourrure (\fu.ʁyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fourrière is recorded at frequency rank #27,071, classified as anoun, pronounced \fu.ʁjɛʁ\. fourrure is at rank #11,591, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fu.ʁyʁ\.
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 38662, this pair ranks #253,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fourrière vs fourrure
Shared letters: eforu. Private to "fourrière": iè. Private to "fourrure": -.
"fourrière" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "fourrure" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fourrure ← ffourrure · forurure · fourrrue · fourruer · fourrurre · fourure · foururre · fuorrure
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fourrière" for "fourrure" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fourrière" vs "fourrure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fourrière" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fourrure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fourrière" and "fourrure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferrière vs fourrière". 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 #253,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.