Which to use
“fabriquer” and “fabriqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,085
- “fabriquer” frequency rank
- #10,156
- “fabriqués” frequency rank
- 16241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fabriquer | fabriqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exécuter ou faire exécuter certains ouvrages suivant les procédés d’un art mécanique, en atelier ou en usine. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de fabriquer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fabriquer and fabriqués apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. fabriquer and fabriqués are pronounced identically (\fa.bʁi.ke\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fabriquer is recorded at frequency rank #6,085, classified as averb, pronounced \fa.bʁi.ke\. fabriqués is at rank #10,156, tagged as averb, pronounced \fa.bʁi.ke\.
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 16241, this pair ranks #388,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fabriquer vs fabriqués
Shared letters: abfiqru. Private to "fabriquer": e. Private to "fabriqués": sé.
"fabriquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "fabriqués" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fabriquer ← afbriquer · fabbriquer · fabirquer · fabriqeur · fabriqquer · fabriquerr · fabriqure · fabriuqer
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering fabriquer vs fabriqués
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fabriquer” entry
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