Which to use
“faim” and “fas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,041
- “faim” frequency rank
- #47,890
- “fas” frequency rank
- 49931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faim | fas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sensation qui révèle l’envie ou le besoin de manger. | Face, figure, visage. |
Where the eye mixes faim and fas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between faim and fas
A purely visual mix-up. faim (\fɛ̃\) and fas (\ˈfasː\) 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 49931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faim is recorded at frequency rank #2,041, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛ̃\. fas is at rank #47,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈfasː\.
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 49931, this pair ranks #166,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faim vs fas
Shared letters: af. Private to "faim": im. Private to "fas": s.
"faim" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- faim ← afim · faimm · fami · ffaim · fiam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faim" for "fas" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "faim" or "fas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faim" and "fas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fas vs Fee". 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 #166,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.