Which to use
“fusillés” and “fusils” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,043
- “fusillés” frequency rank
- #10,329
- “fusils” frequency rank
- 41372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fusillés | fusils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fusillé. | Pluriel de fusil. |
Where the eye mixes fusillés and fusils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fusillés runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against fusils's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fusillés with fusils
A purely visual mix-up. fusillés (\fy.zi.je\) and fusils (\fy.zi\) 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 41372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fusillés is recorded at frequency rank #31,043, classified as anoun, pronounced \fy.zi.je\. fusils is at rank #10,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy.zi\.
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 41372, this pair ranks #233,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fusillés vs fusils
Shared letters: filsu. Private to "fusillés": é. Private to "fusils": -.
"fusillés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "fusils" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fusils ← ffusils · fsuils · fuisls · fusills · fusilss · fusisl · fuslis · fussils
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fusillés" and "fusils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fusillés" or "fusils" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fusillés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fusillés" and "fusils" 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 #233,550 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.