Which to use
“foutus” and “futurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,712
- “foutus” frequency rank
- #4,761
- “futurs” frequency rank
- 22473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foutus | futurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de foutu. | Masculin pluriel de futur. |
Where the eye mixes foutus and futurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. foutus (CVVCVC) and futurs (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses foutus with futurs
A purely visual mix-up. foutus (\fu.ty\) and futurs (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22473, 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\. futurs is at rank #4,761, 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 22473, this pair ranks #357,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foutus vs futurs
Shared letters: fstu. Private to "foutus": o. Private to "futurs": r.
"foutus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "futurs" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foutus" and "futurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "foutus" or "futurs" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "futurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foutus" and "futurs" 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 #357,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.