Which to use
“fumes” and “fuyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,870
- “fumes” frequency rank
- #30,620
- “fuyez” frequency rank
- 53490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fumes | fuyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fumer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes fumes and fuyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fumes (CVCVC) and fuyez (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fumes and fuyez
A purely visual mix-up. fumes (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fumes is recorded at frequency rank #22,870, 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 53490, this pair ranks #140,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fumes vs fuyez
Shared letters: efu. Private to "fumes": ms. Private to "fuyez": yz.
"fumes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fuyez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fumes" and "fuyez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fumes" vs "fuyez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fumes" and "fuyez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fumes" 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 #140,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fumes" 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 #140,369 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.