Which to use
“faîte” and “fuite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,026
- “faîte” frequency rank
- #2,879
- “fuite” frequency rank
- 33905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faîte | fuite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comble, partie la plus élevée d’un bâtiment, d’un édifice. | Action de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes faîte and fuite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between faîte and fuite
A purely visual mix-up. faîte (\fɛt\) and fuite (\fɥit\) 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 33905, 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\. fuite is at rank #2,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɥit\.
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 33905, this pair ranks #287,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faîte vs fuite
Shared letters: eft. Private to "faîte": aî. Private to "fuite": iu.
"faîte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "fuite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuite ← ffuite · fiute · fuiet · fuitte · futie · ufite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faîte" and "fuite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "faîte" or "fuite" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faîte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faîte" and "fuite" 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 #287,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.