Which to use
“fumeur” is a noun and “fumeurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,390
- “fumeur” frequency rank
- #11,776
- “fumeurs” frequency rank
- 27166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fumeur | fumeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui fume du tabac ou une autre substance psychoactive. | Se dit d’un endroit réservé aux fumeurs, où on peut fumer du tabac. |
Same sound, different letters: fumeur vs fumeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. fumeur runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against fumeurs's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - fumeur and fumeurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fumeur and fumeurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fy.mœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fumeur” sits inside “fumeurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fumeur is recorded at frequency rank #15,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \fy.mœʁ\. fumeurs is at rank #11,776, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fy.mœʁ\.
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 27166, this pair ranks #330,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fumeur vs fumeurs
Shared letters: efmru. Private to "fumeur": -. Private to "fumeurs": s.
"fumeur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fumeurs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fumeur" for "fumeurs" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"fumeur" and "fumeurs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fumeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fumeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #330,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fumeur" and "fumeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fumeur vs fumeuse". 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 #330,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.