Which to use
“fas” and “fers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,890
- “fas” frequency rank
- #19,837
- “fers” frequency rank
- 67727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fas | fers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Face, figure, visage. | Pluriel de fer. |
Where the eye mixes fas and fers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fas runs 3 letters (CVC) against fers's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fas vs fers
A purely visual mix-up. fas (\ˈfasː\) and fers (\fɛʁ\) 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 67727, 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\. fers is at rank #19,837, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛʁ\.
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 67727, this pair ranks #62,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fas vs fers
Shared letters: fs. Private to "fas": a. Private to "fers": er.
"fas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fers ← efrs · ferrs · ferss · fesr · ffers · fres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fas" and "fers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fas" vs "fers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fas" and "fers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fas" and "fers" 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 #62,159 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.