Which to use
“faber” is an adjective and “fâcher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,287
- “faber” frequency rank
- #23,221
- “fâcher” frequency rank
- 61508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faber | fâcher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bien fait, bien travaillé, ingénieux, habile. | Mettre en colère, irriter. |
Letter map: faber vs fâcher
Shared letters muted; letters that set faber and fâcher apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. faber runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against fâcher's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - faber and fâcher
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: faber is anadjective and fâcheraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faber is recorded at frequency rank #38,287, classified as anadj. fâcher is at rank #23,221, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɑ.ʃe\.
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 61508, this pair ranks #91,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faber vs fâcher
Shared letters: efr. Private to "faber": ab. Private to "fâcher": châ.
"faber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- faber ← afber · fabber · faberr · faebr · fbaer · ffaber
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faber" and "fâcher" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "faber" or "fâcher"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "faber" and "fâcher".
- Full dictionary entry for "faber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fâcher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faber" and "fâcher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faber vs fakes". 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 #91,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.