Which to use
“fruits” and “fuite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,176
- “fruits” frequency rank
- #2,879
- “fuite” frequency rank
- 5055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fruits | fuite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fruit. | Action de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes fruits and fuite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fruits runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against fuite's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fruits vs fuite
A purely visual mix-up. fruits (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fruits is recorded at frequency rank #2,176, 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 5055, this pair ranks #430,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fruits vs fuite
Shared letters: fitu. Private to "fruits": rs. Private to "fuite": e.
"fruits" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "fuite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fruits" and "fuite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fruits" or "fuite"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fruits" 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 #430,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fruits" and "fuite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fouets vs fruits". 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 #430,028 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.