Which to use
“faites” and “faits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #506
- “faites” frequency rank
- #873
- “faits” frequency rank
- 1379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faites | faits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de fait. | Masculin pluriel de fait. |
Where the eye mixes faites and faits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses faites with faits
A purely visual mix-up. faites (\fɛt\) and faits (\fɛ\) 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 1379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faites is recorded at frequency rank #506, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɛt\. faits is at rank #873, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɛ\.
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 1379, this pair ranks #438,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faites vs faits
Shared letters: afist. Private to "faites": e. Private to "faits": -.
"faites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "faits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faites" and "faits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "faites" or "faits" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "faites" and "faits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faites" and "faits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faits vs foins". 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 #438,170 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.