Which to use
“faeces” and “fares” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,118
- “faeces” frequency rank
- #12,774
- “fares” frequency rank
- 53892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faeces | fares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of feces. | plural of fare |
Letter map: faeces vs fares
Shared letters muted; letters that set faeces and fares apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. faeces runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against fares's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - faeces / fares
faeces and fares are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faeces is recorded at frequency rank #41,118, classified as anoun. fares is at rank #12,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɛəz/.
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 53892, this pair ranks #145,342 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faeces vs fares
Shared letters: aefs. Private to "faeces": c. Private to "fares": r.
"faeces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "fares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faeces" for "fares" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faeces" vs "fares" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "faeces" and "fares".
- Full dictionary entry for "faeces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,342 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faeces" and "fares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faeces vs Fawkes". 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 #145,342 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.