Which to use
“faces” and “fucks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,536
- “faces” frequency rank
- #8,290
- “fucks” frequency rank
- 10826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faces | fucks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of face | plural of fuck |
Where the eye mixes faces and fucks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses faces with fucks
A purely visual mix-up. faces (/ˈfeɪsɪz/) and fucks (/fʌks/) 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 10826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faces is recorded at frequency rank #2,536, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfeɪsɪz/. fucks is at rank #8,290, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʌks/.
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 10826, this pair ranks #490,324 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faces vs fucks
Shared letters: cfs. Private to "faces": ae. Private to "fucks": ku.
"faces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fucks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faces" for "fucks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faces" vs "fucks" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "faces" and "fucks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fucks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #490,324 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faces" and "fucks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fucken vs fucks". 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 #490,324 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.