Which to use
“fas” is a noun and “fasse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,890
- “fas” frequency rank
- #1,290
- “fasse” frequency rank
- 49180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fas | fasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Face, figure, visage. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de faire. |
Same sound, different letters: fas vs fasse
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. fas runs 3 letters (CVC) against fasse's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: fas vs fasse
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fas and fasse carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ˈfasː\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “fas” sits inside “fasse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fas is recorded at frequency rank #47,890, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈfasː\. fasse is at rank #1,290, tagged as averb, pronounced \fas\.
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 49180, this pair ranks #172,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fas vs fasse
Shared letters: afs. Private to "fas": -. Private to "fasse": e.
"fas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fasse ← afsse · fase · fases · ffasse · fsase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fas" for "fasse" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "fas" or "fasse" show up more?
What to do next
"fas" and "fasse" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fas" and "fasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fas vs Fee". 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 #172,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.