Which to use
“faisais” and “faisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,610
- “faisais” frequency rank
- #3,533
- “faisons” frequency rank
- 7143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faisais | faisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de faire. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de faire. |
Where the eye mixes faisais and faisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between faisais and faisons
A purely visual mix-up. faisais (\fə.zɛ\) and faisons (\fə.zɔ̃\) 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 7143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faisais is recorded at frequency rank #3,610, classified as averb, pronounced \fə.zɛ\. faisons is at rank #3,533, tagged as averb, pronounced \fə.zɔ̃\.
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 7143, this pair ranks #424,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faisais vs faisons
Shared letters: afis. Private to "faisais": -. Private to "faisons": no.
"faisais" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "faisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faisais" for "faisons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "faisais" or "faisons"?
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 "faisais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faisais" and "faisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faisais vs faisans". 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 #424,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.