Which to use
“froides” and “froids” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,775
- “froides” frequency rank
- #13,796
- “froids” frequency rank
- 25571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | froides | froids |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de froid. | Masculin pluriel de froid. |
Where the eye mixes froides and froids
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. froides runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against froids's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between froides and froids
A purely visual mix-up. froides (\fʁwad\) and froids (\fʁwa\) 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 25571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
froides is recorded at frequency rank #11,775, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁwad\. froids is at rank #13,796, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fʁwa\.
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 25571, this pair ranks #340,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of froides vs froids
Shared letters: dfiors. Private to "froides": e. Private to "froids": -.
"froides" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "froids" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "froides" and "froids" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "froides" or "froids"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "froides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "froids" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "froides" and "froids" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foins vs froids". 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 #340,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.