Which to use
“faires” and “fières” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,749
- “faires” frequency rank
- #33,689
- “fières” frequency rank
- 80438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faires | fières |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de fair. | Féminin pluriel de fier. |
Where the eye mixes faires and fières
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. faires and fières follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: faires vs fières
A purely visual mix-up. faires (\ˈfɛːʁəs\) and fières (\fjɛʁ\) 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 80438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faires is recorded at frequency rank #46,749, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈfɛːʁəs\. fières is at rank #33,689, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fjɛʁ\.
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 80438, this pair ranks #20,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faires vs fières
Shared letters: efirs. Private to "faires": a. Private to "fières": è.
"faires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "fières" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- faires ← afires · faiers · fairess · fairres · fairse · faries · ffaires · fiares
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faires" and "fières" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "faires" vs "fières" - which ranks higher?
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 "faires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fières" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faires" and "fières" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faires vs fakes". 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 #20,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.