Which to use
“faces” and “foies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,157
- “faces” frequency rank
- #47,901
- “foies” frequency rank
- 58058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faces | foies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de face. | Pluriel de foie. |
Where the eye mixes faces and foies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. faces (CVCVC) and foies (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses faces with foies
A purely visual mix-up. faces (\fas\) and foies (\fwa\) 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 58058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faces is recorded at frequency rank #10,157, classified as anoun, pronounced \fas\. foies is at rank #47,901, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fwa\.
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 58058, this pair ranks #111,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faces vs foies
Shared letters: efs. Private to "faces": ac. Private to "foies": io.
"faces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faces" and "foies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "faces" or "foies"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "faces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faces" and "foies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foies vs fouets". 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 #111,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.