Which to use
“fume” and “fuyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,965
- “fume” frequency rank
- #30,620
- “fuyez” frequency rank
- 38585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fume | fuyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fumer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes fume and fuyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fume with fuyez
A purely visual mix-up. fume (\fym\) and fuyez (\fɥi.je\) 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 38585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fume is recorded at frequency rank #7,965, classified as averb, pronounced \fym\. fuyez is at rank #30,620, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɥi.je\.
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 38585, this pair ranks #254,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fume vs fuyez
Shared letters: efu. Private to "fume": m. Private to "fuyez": yz.
"fume" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fuyez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fume" and "fuyez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fume" or "fuyez" show up more?
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 "fume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fume" and "fuyez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fuyez". 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 #254,252 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.