Which to use
“future” is a noun and “futurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,335
- “future” frequency rank
- #4,761
- “futurs” frequency rank
- 8096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | future | futurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Future épouse. | Masculin pluriel de futur. |
Same sound, different letters: future vs futurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. future (CVCVCV) and futurs (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: future vs futurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: future and futurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fy.tyʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “future” becomes s in “futurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
future is recorded at frequency rank #3,335, classified as anoun, pronounced \fy.tyʁ\. futurs is at rank #4,761, 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 8096, this pair ranks #421,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of future vs futurs
Shared letters: frtu. Private to "future": e. Private to "futurs": s.
"future" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "futurs" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "future" for "futurs" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "future" / "futurs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "future" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "futurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "future" and "futurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Futuna vs futurs". 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 #421,153 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.