Which to use
“fous” is an adjective and “frs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,126
- “fous” frequency rank
- #40,776
- “frs” frequency rank
- 42902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fous | frs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de fou. | Abréviation de francs. |
Letter map: fous vs frs
Shared letters muted; letters that set fous and frs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for fous / frs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fous is anadjective and frsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fous is recorded at frequency rank #2,126, classified as anadj, pronounced \fu\. frs is at rank #40,776, tagged as anoun.
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 42902, this pair ranks #222,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fous vs frs
Shared letters: fs. Private to "fous": ou. Private to "frs": r.
"fous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "frs" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fous ← ffous · fosu · fouss · fuos · ofus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fous" for "frs" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "fous" or "frs" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "fous" vs "frs" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fous" and "frs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs frs". 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 #222,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.