Which to use
“fruit” and “fuite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,262
- “fruit” frequency rank
- #2,879
- “fuite” frequency rank
- 6141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fruit | fuite |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Action de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes fruit and fuite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fruit and fuite
A purely visual mix-up. fruit (\fʁɥi\) and fuite (\fɥit\) 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 6141, 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\. fuite is at rank #2,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɥit\.
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 6141, this pair ranks #427,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fruit vs fuite
Shared letters: fitu. Private to "fruit": r. Private to "fuite": e.
"fruit" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "fuite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fruit" for "fuite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fruit" vs "fuite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fruit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fruit" and "fuite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fault vs fruit". 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 #427,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.