phares

\faʁ\

/\faʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“phares” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,363
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de phare.

Corpus desk

Index FR-phares · phares · French

phares · rank #9,363 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,363
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH permettront

Nearest frequency peer: permettront (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « phares »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « phares » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

phares vs près
50% similar
phares vs phase
67% similar
phares vs pires
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for phares
PropertyValue
Headwordphares
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\faʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,363
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « phares »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pharesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « permettront » (#9,362), « Pisse » (#9,364), « patrouille » (#9,361). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « phares » est au #9,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around phares (IPA \faʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,363 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de phare.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for phares, with forms such as "hpares", "pahres", and "phaers". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "près", "phase", "pires", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is phares, spelled P-H-A-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de phare.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how phares appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les phares au large s’inclinaient, outragés par le fracas des blocs de glace entrechoqués dans un verre.
  2. Telenet sous-licencie à Tecteo les droits de diffusion afférents aux lots comprenant les trois matchs phares de chaque journée de championnat.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpares
  • pahres
  • phaers
  • pharess
  • pharres
  • phhares
  • pphares

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of phares - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hpares2pahres2phaers2pharess1pharres1phhares1pphares1
Edit distance from "phares"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "phares"?
"phares" is spelled P-H-A-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \faʁ\.
What does "phares" mean?
As a noun, "phares" means: Pluriel de phare.
What words are commonly confused with "phares"?
"phares" is commonly confused with "près", "phase", "pires". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "phares"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phares" is \faʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phares" come from?
"phares" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "phares", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paient#9,358Prusse#9,368moreau#9,352moquer#9,351

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Pérou7 variantsrelié7 variantsiront7 variantssaisis7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list