Which to use
“faisable” and “fiable” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,201
- “faisable” frequency rank
- #6,297
- “fiable” frequency rank
- 24498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faisable | fiable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui peut se faire ; qui n’est pas impossible. | À qui ou auquel on peut se fier. |
Where the eye mixes faisable and fiable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faisable runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against fiable's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: faisable vs fiable
A purely visual mix-up. faisable (\fə.zabl\) and fiable (\fjabl\) 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 24498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faisable is recorded at frequency rank #18,201, classified as anadj, pronounced \fə.zabl\. fiable is at rank #6,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fjabl\.
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 24498, this pair ranks #346,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faisable vs fiable
Shared letters: abefil. Private to "faisable": s. Private to "fiable": -.
"faisable" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "fiable" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faisable" and "fiable" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "faisable" or "fiable"?
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 "faisable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fiable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faisable" and "fiable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faisable vs friable". 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 #346,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.