Which to use
“fables” and “fautes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,620
- “fables” frequency rank
- #4,233
- “fautes” frequency rank
- 25853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fables | fautes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fable. | Pluriel de faute. |
Where the eye mixes fables and fautes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fables and fautes
A purely visual mix-up. fables (\fabl\) and fautes (\fot\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fables is recorded at frequency rank #21,620, classified as anoun, pronounced \fabl\. fautes is at rank #4,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fot\.
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 25853, this pair ranks #338,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fables vs fautes
Shared letters: aefs. Private to "fables": bl. Private to "fautes": tu.
"fables" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fautes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fables" and "fautes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fables" vs "fautes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fables" and "fautes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fautes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fables" and "fautes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fables 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 #338,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.