Which to use
“foutues” is a verb and “foutus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,361
- “foutues” frequency rank
- #17,712
- “foutus” frequency rank
- 47073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foutues | foutus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de foutre. | Masculin pluriel de foutu. |
Same sound, different letters: foutues vs foutus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - foutues and foutus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: foutues and foutus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fu.ty\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foutues is recorded at frequency rank #29,361, classified as averb, pronounced \fu.ty\. foutus is at rank #17,712, tagged as anadj, 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 47073, this pair ranks #189,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foutues vs foutus
Shared letters: fostu. Private to "foutues": e. Private to "foutus": -.
"foutues" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "foutus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foutues" and "foutus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "foutues" or "foutus" show up more?
What to do next
"foutues" and "foutus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "foutues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foutues" and "foutus" 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 #189,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.