Which to use
“fâchent” and “fâcher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,284
- “fâchent” frequency rank
- #23,221
- “fâcher” frequency rank
- 63505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fâchent | fâcher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fâcher. | Mettre en colère, irriter. |
Where the eye mixes fâchent and fâcher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fâchent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against fâcher's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fâchent and fâcher
A purely visual mix-up. fâchent (\fɑʃ\) and fâcher (\fɑ.ʃe\) 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 63505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fâchent is recorded at frequency rank #40,284, classified as averb, pronounced \fɑʃ\. 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 63505, this pair ranks #81,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fâchent vs fâcher
Shared letters: cefhâ. Private to "fâchent": nt. Private to "fâcher": r.
"fâchent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "fâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fâchent" for "fâcher" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "fâchent" or "fâcher" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fâchent" 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 #81,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fâchent" and "fâcher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fâcher vs Fincher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #81,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.