facilitésvsfacultésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“facilités” and “facultés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,199
“facilités” frequency rank
#10,002
“facultés” frequency rank
28201
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature facilités facultés
Definition Pluriel de facilité. Pluriel de faculté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set facilités and facultés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
facilités
8 ch
facultés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. facilités (\fa.si.li.te\) and facultés (\fa.kyl.te\) 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 28201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

facilités is recorded at frequency rank #18,199, classified as anoun, pronounced \fa.si.li.te\. facultés is at rank #10,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fa.kyl.te\.

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 28201, this pair ranks #324,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of facilités vs facultés

Shared letters: acflsté. Private to "facilités": i. Private to "facultés": u.

"facilités" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "facultés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

facilités#18,199
facultés#10,002

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "facilités" and "facultés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\fa.si.li.te\ versus \fa.kyl.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "facilités" or "facultés"?
"facultés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,002 in our French list, against #18,199 for "facilités". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering facilités vs facultés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “facilités” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list