Which to use
“fumez” and “fuyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,824
- “fumez” frequency rank
- #30,620
- “fuyez” frequency rank
- 63444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fumez | fuyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fumer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes fumez and fuyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fumez (CVCVC) and fuyez (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fumez with fuyez
A purely visual mix-up. fumez (\fy.me\) 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 a single letter - m in “fumez” becomes y in “fuyez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fumez is recorded at frequency rank #32,824, classified as averb, pronounced \fy.me\. 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 63444, this pair ranks #81,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fumez vs fuyez
Shared letters: efuz. Private to "fumez": m. Private to "fuyez": y.
"fumez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fuyez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fumez" for "fuyez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fumez" vs "fuyez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fumez" 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 #81,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fumez" and "fuyez" 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 #81,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.