fusilladesvsfusillésTell them apart

Which to use

“fusillades” and “fusillés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,042
“fusillades” frequency rank
#31,043
“fusillés” frequency rank
62085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fusillades fusillés
Definition Pluriel de fusillade. Pluriel de fusillé.

Where the eye mixes fusillades and fusillés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fusillades runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVC) against fusillés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
fusillades
8 ch
fusillés

Look-alike desk: fusillades vs fusillés

A purely visual mix-up. fusillades (\fy.zi.jad\) and fusillés (\fy.zi.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fusillades is recorded at frequency rank #31,042, classified as anoun, pronounced \fy.zi.jad\. fusillés is at rank #31,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy.zi.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 62085, this pair ranks #88,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fusillades vs fusillés

Shared letters: filsu. Private to "fusillades": ade. Private to "fusillés": é.

"fusillades" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "fusillés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fusillades ← ffusillades · fsuillades · fuisllades · fusilades · fusilaldes · fusilladdes · fusilladess · fusilladse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fusillades" and "fusillés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\fy.zi.jad\ versus \fy.zi.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fusillades" vs "fusillés" - which ranks higher?
"fusillades" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,042 in our French list, against #31,043 for "fusillés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "fusillades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fusillés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fusillades" and "fusillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusiliers vs fusillés". 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 #88,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list