Which to use
“fâchée” is an adjective and “fâchent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,452
- “fâchée” frequency rank
- #40,284
- “fâchent” frequency rank
- 67736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fâchée | fâchent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fâché. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fâcher. |
Where the eye mixes fâchée and fâchent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fâchée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against fâchent's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fâchée vs fâchent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fâchée is \fɑ.ʃe\ while fâchent is \fɑʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fâchée is recorded at frequency rank #27,452, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɑ.ʃe\. fâchent is at rank #40,284, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɑʃ\.
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 67736, this pair ranks #62,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fâchée vs fâchent
Shared letters: cefhâ. Private to "fâchée": é. Private to "fâchent": nt.
"fâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "fâchent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fâchée" for "fâchent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fâchée" or "fâchent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fâchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fâchent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fâchée" and "fâchent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fâchent vs fichent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.