Which to use
“fasse” is a verb and “fusée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,290
- “fasse” frequency rank
- #9,665
- “fusée” frequency rank
- 10955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasse | fusée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de faire. | Quantité de fil qui est contenu sur un fuseau, quand la filasse est filée. |
Where the eye mixes fasse and fusée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fasse (CVCCV) and fusée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fasse with fusée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fasse is \fas\ while fusée is \fy.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fasse is recorded at frequency rank #1,290, classified as averb, pronounced \fas\. fusée is at rank #9,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy.ze\.
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 10955, this pair ranks #411,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fasse vs fusée
Shared letters: efs. Private to "fasse": a. Private to "fusée": ué.
"fasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fusée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fasse ← afsse · fase · fases · ffasse · fsase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fasse" for "fusée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "fasse" or "fusée" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasse" and "fusée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fusée". 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 #411,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.