Which to use
“farcir” is a verb and “farcis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,288
- “farcir” frequency rank
- #46,162
- “farcis” frequency rank
- 87450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | farcir | farcis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remplir de farce. | Masculin pluriel de farci. |
Where the eye mixes farcir and farcis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. farcir and farcis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: farcir vs farcis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: farcir is \faʁ.siʁ\ while farcis is \faʁ.si\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “farcir” becomes s in “farcis”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
farcir is recorded at frequency rank #41,288, classified as averb, pronounced \faʁ.siʁ\. farcis is at rank #46,162, tagged as anadj, pronounced \faʁ.si\.
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 87450, this pair ranks #8,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of farcir vs farcis
Shared letters: acfir. Private to "farcir": -. Private to "farcis": s.
"farcir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "farcis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "farcir" and "farcis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "farcir" or "farcis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "farcir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "farcis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "farcir" and "farcis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "farcis vs fortis". 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 #8,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.