Which to use
“faille” and “fiole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,087
- “faille” frequency rank
- #33,686
- “fiole” frequency rank
- 39773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faille | fiole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fracture, fissure avec rejet des deux blocs situés de part et d’autre de la cassure. | Petit flacon ou petite bouteille de verre à col étroit. |
Where the eye mixes faille and fiole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. faille (\faj\) and fiole (\fjɔl\) 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 39773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faille is recorded at frequency rank #6,087, classified as anoun, pronounced \faj\. fiole is at rank #33,686, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fjɔl\.
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 39773, this pair ranks #245,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faille vs fiole
Shared letters: efil. Private to "faille": a. Private to "fiole": o.
"faille" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "fiole" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faille" and "fiole" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "faille" or "fiole"?
What to do next
You've compared "faille" and "fiole". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "faille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fiole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faille" and "fiole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fiole". 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.