Which to use
“faucon” and “faucons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,876
- “faucon” frequency rank
- #32,408
- “faucons” frequency rank
- 49284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faucon | faucons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rapace diurne falconiformes du genre Falco au sein de la famille des falconidés (les autres espèces du genre étant appelées crécerelles), caractérisées par leur taille moyenne à grande, leurs dents tomiales très marquées, la présence de bandes malaires ou "moustaches" chez plusieurs espèces (e.g. faucon lanier, faucon hobereau, etc.), leurs ailes pointues, souvent à longue queue, leur vue extrêmement perçante, et qu’on dressait autrefois pour la chasse. | Pluriel de faucon. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set faucon and faucons apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. faucon and faucons are pronounced identically (\fo.kɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “faucon” sits inside “faucons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faucon is recorded at frequency rank #16,876, classified as anoun, pronounced \fo.kɔ̃\. faucons is at rank #32,408, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fo.kɔ̃\.
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 49284, this pair ranks #171,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faucon vs faucons
Shared letters: acfnou. Private to "faucon": -. Private to "faucons": s.
"faucon" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "faucons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faucon" and "faucons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "faucon" or "faucons"?
Remembering faucon vs faucons
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “faucon” entry
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