Which to use
“fâchée” and “fâcheux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,452
- “fâchée” frequency rank
- #28,568
- “fâcheux” frequency rank
- 56020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fâchée | fâcheux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de fâché. | Qui donne du déplaisir ou de la peine. |
Where the eye mixes fâchée and fâcheux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fâchée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against fâcheux's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fâchée vs fâcheux
A purely visual mix-up. fâchée (\fɑ.ʃe\) and fâcheux (\fɑ.ʃø\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56020, 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\. fâcheux is at rank #28,568, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɑ.ʃø\.
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 56020, this pair ranks #123,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fâchée vs fâcheux
Shared letters: cefhâ. Private to "fâchée": é. Private to "fâcheux": ux.
"fâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "fâcheux" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fâchée" and "fâcheux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fâchée" vs "fâcheux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "fâcheux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fâchée" and "fâcheux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fâchée vs fauche". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.