Which to use
“faillit” and “faisait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,834
- “faillit” frequency rank
- #671
- “faisait” frequency rank
- 20505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faillit | faisait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de faillir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de faire. |
Where the eye mixes faillit and faisait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. faillit (CVVCCVC) and faisait (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: faillit vs faisait
A purely visual mix-up. faillit (\fa.ji\) and faisait (\fə.zɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faillit is recorded at frequency rank #19,834, classified as averb, pronounced \fa.ji\. faisait is at rank #671, tagged as averb, pronounced \fə.zɛ\.
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 20505, this pair ranks #367,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faillit vs faisait
Shared letters: afit. Private to "faillit": l. Private to "faisait": s.
"faillit" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "faisait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faillit" and "faisait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "faillit" vs "faisait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faillit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faisait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faillit" and "faisait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faiblir vs faillit". 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 #367,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.