Which to use
“fruit” is a noun and “fuit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,262
- “fruit” frequency rank
- #10,007
- “fuit” frequency rank
- 13269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fruit | fuit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organe des angiospermes, résultant du développement de l’ovaire après la fécondation, contenant une ou plusieurs graines, et jouant un rôle dans leur dissémination. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe fuir. |
Where the eye mixes fruit and fuit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fruit with fuit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fruit is \fʁɥi\ while fuit is \fɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fruit is recorded at frequency rank #3,262, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁɥi\. fuit is at rank #10,007, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɥi\.
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 13269, this pair ranks #401,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fruit vs fuit
Shared letters: fitu. Private to "fruit": r. Private to "fuit": -.
"fruit" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "fuit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fruit" and "fuit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fruit" or "fuit"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fruit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fruit" and "fuit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FIV vs fuit". 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 #401,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.