Which to use
“faucon” and “flacon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,876
- “faucon” frequency rank
- #16,366
- “flacon” frequency rank
- 33242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faucon | flacon |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Bouteille de dimensions réduites. |
Where the eye mixes faucon and flacon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. faucon (CVVCVC) and flacon (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between faucon and flacon
A purely visual mix-up. faucon (\fo.kɔ̃\) and flacon (\fla.kɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33242, 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\. flacon is at rank #16,366, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fla.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 33242, this pair ranks #291,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faucon vs flacon
Shared letters: acfno. Private to "faucon": u. Private to "flacon": l.
"faucon" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "flacon" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faucon" and "flacon" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "faucon" or "flacon"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faucon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flacon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faucon" and "flacon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fanon vs faucon". 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 #291,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.