Which to use
“foutue” is an adjective and “future” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,264
- “foutue” frequency rank
- #3,335
- “future” frequency rank
- 17599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foutue | future |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de foutu. | Future épouse. |
Where the eye mixes foutue and future
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between foutue and future
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: foutue is \fu.ty\ while future is \fy.tyʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foutue is recorded at frequency rank #14,264, classified as anadj, pronounced \fu.ty\. future is at rank #3,335, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy.tyʁ\.
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 17599, this pair ranks #382,389 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foutue vs future
Shared letters: eftu. Private to "foutue": o. Private to "future": r.
"foutue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "future" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foutue" for "future" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foutue" or "future"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "foutue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "future" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,389 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foutue" and "future" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fluctue vs foutue". 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 #382,389 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.