Which to use
“failles” and “faillites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,382
- “failles” frequency rank
- #27,433
- “faillites” frequency rank
- 39815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | failles | faillites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de faille. | Pluriel de faillite. |
Where the eye mixes failles and faillites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. failles runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against faillites's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses failles with faillites
A purely visual mix-up. failles (\faj\) and faillites (\fa.jit\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
failles is recorded at frequency rank #12,382, classified as anoun, pronounced \faj\. faillites is at rank #27,433, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fa.jit\.
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 39815, this pair ranks #245,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of failles vs faillites
Shared letters: aefils. Private to "failles": -. Private to "faillites": t.
"failles" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "faillites" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "failles" and "faillites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "failles" or "faillites"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "failles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faillites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "failles" and "faillites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "failles vs faires". 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 #245,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.