Which to use
“faiblesse” and “faiblesses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,577
- “faiblesse” frequency rank
- #10,003
- “faiblesses” frequency rank
- 14580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faiblesse | faiblesses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État de ce qui est faible. | Pluriel de faiblesse. |
Same sound, different letters: faiblesse vs faiblesses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. faiblesse runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCCV) against faiblesses's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - faiblesse / faiblesses
This is the hard kind. faiblesse and faiblesses are pronounced identically (\fɛ.blɛs\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “faiblesse” sits inside “faiblesses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faiblesse is recorded at frequency rank #4,577, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛ.blɛs\. faiblesses is at rank #10,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛ.blɛs\.
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 14580, this pair ranks #396,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faiblesse vs faiblesses
Shared letters: abefils. Private to "faiblesse": -. Private to "faiblesses": -.
"faiblesse" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV · "faiblesses" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- faiblesse ← afiblesse · fabilesse · faibblesse · faibelsse · faiblese · faibleses · faibllesse · faiblsese
- faiblesses ← afiblesses · fabilesses · faibblesses · faibelsses · faiblesess · faiblessess · faiblessse · faibllesses
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faiblesse" and "faiblesses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "faiblesse" or "faiblesses"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "faiblesse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faiblesses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faiblesse" and "faiblesses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faibles vs faiblesse". 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 #396,053 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.