Which to use
“faîte” and “feinte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,026
- “faîte” frequency rank
- #22,856
- “feinte” frequency rank
- 53882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faîte | feinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comble, partie la plus élevée d’un bâtiment, d’un édifice. | Action de feindre. |
Where the eye mixes faîte and feinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses faîte with feinte
A purely visual mix-up. faîte (\fɛt\) and feinte (\fɛ̃t\) 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 53882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faîte is recorded at frequency rank #31,026, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛt\. feinte is at rank #22,856, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛ̃t\.
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 53882, this pair ranks #137,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faîte vs feinte
Shared letters: eft. Private to "faîte": aî. Private to "feinte": in.
"faîte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "feinte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feinte ← efinte · feinet · feinnte · feintte · feitne · fenite · ffeinte · fiente
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faîte" for "feinte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "faîte" or "feinte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "faîte" and "feinte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faîte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faîte" and "feinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faîte vs fange". 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 #137,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.