Which to use
“foute” and “foutues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,598
- “foute” frequency rank
- #29,361
- “foutues” frequency rank
- 53959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foute | foutues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de foutre. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de foutre. |
Where the eye mixes foute and foutues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. foute runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against foutues's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses foute with foutues
A purely visual mix-up. foute (\fut\) and foutues (\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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foute is recorded at frequency rank #24,598, classified as averb, pronounced \fut\. foutues is at rank #29,361, tagged as averb, 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 53959, this pair ranks #137,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foute vs foutues
Shared letters: efotu. Private to "foute": -. Private to "foutues": s.
"foute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "foutues" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foute" and "foutues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "foute" or "foutues"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "foute" and "foutues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foute" and "foutues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foulées vs foutues". 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 #137,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.