Which to use
“fâchée” is an adjective and “fâcher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,452
- “fâchée” frequency rank
- #23,221
- “fâcher” frequency rank
- 50673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fâchée | fâcher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fâché. | Mettre en colère, irriter. |
Same sound, different letters: fâchée vs fâcher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. fâchée (CVCCVV) and fâcher (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - fâchée / fâcher
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fâchée and fâcher carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɑ.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50673, 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\. fâcher is at rank #23,221, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɑ.ʃe\.
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 50673, this pair ranks #160,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fâchée vs fâcher
Shared letters: cefhâ. Private to "fâchée": é. Private to "fâcher": r.
"fâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "fâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fâchée" and "fâcher" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fâchée" or "fâcher"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "fâchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fâcher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fâchée" and "fâcher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fâcher vs Fincher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #160,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.