Which to use
“fait” is an adjective and “fuis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49
- “fait” frequency rank
- #14,680
- “fuis” frequency rank
- 14729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fait | fuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réalisé ; construit ; confectionné ; fabriqué ; exécuté. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes fait and fuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fait and fuis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fait vs fuis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fait is \fɛ\ while fuis is \fɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fait is recorded at frequency rank #49, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɛ\. fuis is at rank #14,680, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɥi\.
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 14729, this pair ranks #395,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fait vs fuis
Shared letters: fi. Private to "fait": at. Private to "fuis": su.
"fait" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fuis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fait" and "fuis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fait" or "fuis"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fait" and "fuis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FIV vs fuis". 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 #395,446 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.