Which to use
“fument” and “fumez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,294
- “fument” frequency rank
- #32,824
- “fumez” frequency rank
- 52118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fument | fumez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fumer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fumer. |
Where the eye mixes fument and fumez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fument runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against fumez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fument and fumez
A purely visual mix-up. fument (\fym\) and fumez (\fy.me\) 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 52118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fument is recorded at frequency rank #19,294, classified as averb, pronounced \fym\. fumez is at rank #32,824, tagged as averb, pronounced \fy.me\.
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 52118, this pair ranks #150,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fument vs fumez
Shared letters: efmu. Private to "fument": nt. Private to "fumez": z.
"fument" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "fumez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fument" and "fumez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fument" or "fumez"?
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 "fument" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fumez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fument" and "fumez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fumez". 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 #150,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.