faux
\fo\
The verdict
“faux” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #920
- frequency rank, French
- 3,276
- “F” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas conforme, ou qui ne se conforme pas à la réalité. Quand il s’agit des idées et des sentiments, et de leur expression, il signifie que ces idées, ces sentiments ou leur expression sont...
Corpus desk
Index FR-faux · faux · French
faux · rank #920 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #920
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,276
- PHOTO-FINISH contrat
Nearest frequency peer: contrat (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “faux”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- commune
commune
99,084 corpus weight
- comprend
comprend
99,083 corpus weight
- contrat
contrat
99,082 corpus weight
- faux
faux
99,081 corpus weight
- forces
forces
99,080 corpus weight
- groupes
groupes
99,079 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “faux” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fo\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #920 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “faux” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around faux (IPA \fo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #920 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for faux, with forms such as "afux", "fauxx", and "faxu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "feu", "fou", "fun", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is faux, spelled F-A-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas conforme, ou qui ne se conforme pas à la réalité. Quand il s’agit des idées et des sentiments, et de leur expression, il signifie que ces idées, ces sentiments ou leur expression sont contraires à la réalité par erreur ou par imposture.
- 2Vain et infondé.
- 3Ce qui s’écarte du naturel.
- 4Qui manque d’exactitude, de justesse ou de rectitude.
- 5Qui, soit volontairement et dans un dessein de mensonge, soit involontairement, par suite d’insuffisance, ne répondent pas à leur nom, à leur nature présumée ou à leurs apparences.
- 6Qui est postiche ou contrefait, sans qu’il y ait dans l’objet postiche ou dans la contrefaçon une intention de simulation frauduleuse.
- 7Qualifie des phénomènes ou des objets qui présentent l’apparence de phénomènes ou d’objets différents en réalité et peuvent ainsi causer des méprises.
- 8Qualifie des objets ou à des actes irréguliers, incorrects, insuffisants, manquant à leur destination.
- 9Qui n’est pas juste ; qui n’est pas dans le ton.
- 10Qui n’est pas ce qu’elle semble ou ce qu’elle dit être, en parlant d’une personne.
- 11Qui affecte des sentiments qu’il n’a pas, dans le dessein de tromper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces gens-là savent bien qu’ils sont exposés à des dommages-intérêts et même à la prison ; mais que leur importe ? ils ont changé d’habit, donné un faux nom et une fausse adresse et par-dessus tout ils sont insolvables.
Fausse joie ; fausse crainte ; fausse honte
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afux
- fauxx
- faxu
- ffaux
- fuax
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faux", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "faux" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "feu". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #920 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.