Which to use
“faires” is an adjective and “foires” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,749
- “faires” frequency rank
- #16,134
- “foires” frequency rank
- 62883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faires | foires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de fair. | Pluriel de foire. |
Where the eye mixes faires and foires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. faires and foires follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between faires and foires
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: faires is \ˈfɛːʁəs\ while foires is \fwaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “faires” becomes o in “foires”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62883, 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\. foires is at rank #16,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fwaʁ\.
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 62883, this pair ranks #84,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faires vs foires
Shared letters: efirs. Private to "faires": a. Private to "foires": o.
"faires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "foires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faires" and "foires" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "faires" vs "foires" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "faires" and "foires" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faires" and "foires" 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 #84,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.