Which to use
“faves” is a noun and “faze” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,484
- “faves” frequency rank
- #32,393
- “faze” frequency rank
- 66877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faves | faze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of fave | To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. |
Where the eye mixes faves and faze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: faves vs faze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: faves is /feɪvz/ while faze is /feɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faves is recorded at frequency rank #34,484, classified as anoun, pronounced /feɪvz/. faze is at rank #32,393, tagged as averb, pronounced /feɪz/.
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 66877, this pair ranks #66,005 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faves vs faze
Shared letters: aef. Private to "faves": sv. Private to "faze": z.
"faves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "faze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faves" and "faze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "faves" or "faze" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "faves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,005 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faves" and "faze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fars vs faves". 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 #66,005 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.