Which to use
“faisions” and “fassions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,589
- “faisions” frequency rank
- #38,798
- “fassions” frequency rank
- 63387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faisions | fassions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de faire. | Première personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de faire. |
Where the eye mixes faisions and fassions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between faisions and fassions
A purely visual mix-up. faisions (\fə.zjɔ̃\) and fassions (\fa.sjɔ̃\) 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 a single letter - i in “faisions” becomes s in “fassions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faisions is recorded at frequency rank #24,589, classified as averb, pronounced \fə.zjɔ̃\. fassions is at rank #38,798, tagged as averb, pronounced \fa.sjɔ̃\.
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 63387, this pair ranks #82,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faisions vs fassions
Shared letters: afinos. Private to "faisions": -. Private to "fassions": -.
"faisions" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC · "fassions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faisions" for "fassions" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "faisions" or "fassions" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "faisions" and "fassions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faisions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fassions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faisions" and "fassions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faisans vs faisions". 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 #82,209 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.