Which to use
“fâcheuse” and “faucheuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,604
- “fâcheuse” frequency rank
- #49,652
- “faucheuse” frequency rank
- 74256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fâcheuse | faucheuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme importune ou déplaisante. | Celle qui fauche (souvent dans un sens figuré). |
Where the eye mixes fâcheuse and faucheuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fâcheuse runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against faucheuse's 9 (CVVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fâcheuse and faucheuse
A purely visual mix-up. fâcheuse (\fɑ.ʃøz\) and faucheuse (\fo.ʃøz\) 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 74256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fâcheuse is recorded at frequency rank #24,604, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɑ.ʃøz\. faucheuse is at rank #49,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fo.ʃøz\.
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 74256, this pair ranks #37,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fâcheuse vs faucheuse
Shared letters: cefhsu. Private to "fâcheuse": â. Private to "faucheuse": a.
"fâcheuse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "faucheuse" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- faucheuse ← afucheuse · facuheuse · fauccheuse · faucehuse · fauchesue · faucheues · faucheusse · fauchheuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fâcheuse" and "faucheuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fâcheuse" or "faucheuse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fâcheuse" and "faucheuse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fâcheuse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faucheuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fâcheuse" and "faucheuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fâcheuse vs fâcheux". 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 #37,709 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.