Which to use
“foutus” and “futur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,712
- “foutus” frequency rank
- #1,266
- “futur” frequency rank
- 18978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foutus | futur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de foutu. | Qui concerne l’avenir ; qui se produira dans l’avenir. |
Where the eye mixes foutus and futur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses foutus with futur
A purely visual mix-up. foutus (\fu.ty\) and futur (\fy.tyʁ\) 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 18978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foutus is recorded at frequency rank #17,712, classified as anadj, pronounced \fu.ty\. futur is at rank #1,266, tagged as anadj, 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 18978, this pair ranks #375,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foutus vs futur
Shared letters: ftu. Private to "foutus": os. Private to "futur": r.
"foutus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "futur" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foutus" and "futur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "foutus" or "futur" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "foutus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "futur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foutus" and "futur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fouets vs foutus". 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 #375,634 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.