Which to use
“fâche” is a verb and “facts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,560
- “fâche” frequency rank
- #38,288
- “facts” frequency rank
- 61848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fâche | facts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fâcher. | Pluriel de fact. |
Where the eye mixes fâche and facts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fâche (CVCCV) and facts (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fâche vs facts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fâche is \fɑʃ\ while facts is \ˈfækts\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fâche is recorded at frequency rank #23,560, classified as averb, pronounced \fɑʃ\. facts is at rank #38,288, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈfækts\.
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 61848, this pair ranks #90,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fâche vs facts
Shared letters: cf. Private to "fâche": ehâ. Private to "facts": ast.
"fâche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "facts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- facts ← afcts · faccts · facst · factss · factts · fatcs · fcats · ffacts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fâche" for "facts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fâche" vs "facts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fâche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "facts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fâche" and "facts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "facts 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 #90,113 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.