Which to use
“fâche” is a verb and “faure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,560
- “fâche” frequency rank
- #15,877
- “faure” frequency rank
- 39437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fâche | faure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fâcher. | Forgeron. |
Where the eye mixes fâche and faure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fâche (CVCCV) and faure (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fâche and faure
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fâche is \fɑʃ\ while faure is \ˈfawre\. 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 39437, 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\. faure is at rank #15,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈfawre\.
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 39437, this pair ranks #247,979 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fâche vs faure
Shared letters: ef. Private to "fâche": châ. Private to "faure": aru.
"fâche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "faure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- faure ← afure · farue · fauer · faurre · ffaure · fuare
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fâche" and "faure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fâche" or "faure" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fâche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,979 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fâche" and "faure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fâche vs fange". 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 #247,979 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.