Which to use
“faisons” and “fassions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,533
- “faisons” frequency rank
- #38,798
- “fassions” frequency rank
- 42331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faisons | fassions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de faire. | Première personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de faire. |
Where the eye mixes faisons and fassions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faisons runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against fassions's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between faisons and fassions
A purely visual mix-up. faisons (\fə.zɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faisons is recorded at frequency rank #3,533, classified as averb, pronounced \fə.zɔ̃\. 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 42331, this pair ranks #226,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faisons vs fassions
Shared letters: afinos. Private to "faisons": -. Private to "fassions": -.
"faisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "fassions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faisons" and "fassions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "faisons" or "fassions"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "faisons" 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 #226,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faisons" and "fassions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fassions vs fission". 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 #226,417 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.