Which to use
“fugitifs” and “furtifs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,328
- “fugitifs” frequency rank
- #49,667
- “furtifs” frequency rank
- 74995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fugitifs | furtifs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de fugitif. | Masculin pluriel de furtif. |
Where the eye mixes fugitifs and furtifs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fugitifs runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against furtifs's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fugitifs vs furtifs
A purely visual mix-up. fugitifs (\fy.ʒi.tif\) and furtifs (\fyʁ.tif\) 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 74995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fugitifs is recorded at frequency rank #25,328, classified as anadj, pronounced \fy.ʒi.tif\. furtifs is at rank #49,667, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fyʁ.tif\.
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 74995, this pair ranks #35,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fugitifs vs furtifs
Shared letters: fistu. Private to "fugitifs": g. Private to "furtifs": r.
"fugitifs" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "furtifs" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fugitifs" and "furtifs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fugitifs" or "furtifs"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fugitifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furtifs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fugitifs" and "furtifs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "furtifs vs furtive". 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 #35,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.