Which to use
“faisant” and “faisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #821
- “faisant” frequency rank
- #3,533
- “faisons” frequency rank
- 4354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faisant | faisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent du verbe faire. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de faire. |
Where the eye mixes faisant and faisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses faisant with faisons
A purely visual mix-up. faisant (\fə.zɑ̃\) 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 4354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faisant is recorded at frequency rank #821, classified as averb, pronounced \fə.zɑ̃\. 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 4354, this pair ranks #431,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faisant vs faisons
Shared letters: afins. Private to "faisant": t. Private to "faisons": o.
"faisant" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "faisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faisant" for "faisons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "faisant" or "faisons"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "faisant" and "faisons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faisant" 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 #431,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faisant" and "faisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faisans vs faisons". 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 #431,814 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.