Which to use
“fakes” and “fare” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,524
- “fakes” frequency rank
- #45,039
- “fare” frequency rank
- 93563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fakes | fare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fake. | Pêche solennelle que les pêcheurs faisaient pour leur fête, vers le mois de mai, et qui fut interdite en 1670, parce qu’elle dépeuplait les rivières. |
Where the eye mixes fakes and fare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fakes with fare
A purely visual mix-up. fakes (\fɛk\) and fare (\faʁ\) 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 93563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fakes is recorded at frequency rank #48,524, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛk\. fare is at rank #45,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced \faʁ\.
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 93563, this pair ranks #2,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fakes vs fare
Shared letters: aef. Private to "fakes": ks. Private to "fare": r.
"fakes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fakes" and "fare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fakes" or "fare"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fakes" and "fare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fakes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fakes" and "fare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fage vs fakes". 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 #2,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.