Which to use
“fasses” is a verb and “fusées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,380
- “fasses” frequency rank
- #15,887
- “fusées” frequency rank
- 29267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fasses | fusées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de faire. | Pluriel de fusée. |
Where the eye mixes fasses and fusées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fasses (CVCCVC) and fusées (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fasses vs fusées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fasses is \fas\ while fusées 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 29267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fasses is recorded at frequency rank #13,380, classified as averb, pronounced \fas\. fusées is at rank #15,887, 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 29267, this pair ranks #317,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fasses vs fusées
Shared letters: efs. Private to "fasses": a. Private to "fusées": ué.
"fasses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fusées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fasses ← afsses · fasess · fassess · fassse · ffasses · fsases
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fasses" and "fusées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fasses" vs "fusées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fasses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fasses" and "fusées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figées vs fusées". 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 #317,738 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.