Which to use
“futiles” and “futures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,175
- “futiles” frequency rank
- #6,618
- “futures” frequency rank
- 36793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | futiles | futures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de futile. | Féminin pluriel de futur. |
Where the eye mixes futiles and futures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. futiles and futures follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between futiles and futures
A purely visual mix-up. futiles (\fy.til\) and futures (\fy.tyʁ\) 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 36793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
futiles is recorded at frequency rank #30,175, classified as anadj, pronounced \fy.til\. futures is at rank #6,618, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fy.tyʁ\.
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 36793, this pair ranks #267,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of futiles vs futures
Shared letters: efstu. Private to "futiles": il. Private to "futures": r.
"futiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "futures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "futiles" for "futures" ever safe?
Frequency check: "futiles" vs "futures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "futiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "futures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "futiles" and "futures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusibles vs futiles". 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 #267,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.