Which to use
“fâcher” and “faucher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,221
- “fâcher” frequency rank
- #28,949
- “faucher” frequency rank
- 52170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fâcher | faucher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en colère, irriter. | Couper à la faux ou à la machine. |
Where the eye mixes fâcher and faucher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fâcher runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against faucher's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fâcher vs faucher
A purely visual mix-up. fâcher (\fɑ.ʃe\) and faucher (\fo.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 52170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fâcher is recorded at frequency rank #23,221, classified as averb, pronounced \fɑ.ʃe\. faucher is at rank #28,949, tagged as averb, pronounced \fo.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 52170, this pair ranks #149,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fâcher vs faucher
Shared letters: cefhr. Private to "fâcher": â. Private to "faucher": au.
"fâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "faucher" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- faucher ← afucher · facuher · fauccher · faucehr · faucherr · fauchher · fauchre · fauhcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fâcher" and "faucher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fâcher" or "faucher" 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 "fâcher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faucher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fâcher" and "faucher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faucher vs Fincher". 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 #149,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.