Which to use
“ferait” and “fermait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,866
- “ferait” frequency rank
- #31,960
- “fermait” frequency rank
- 33826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferait | fermait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de faire. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fermer. |
Where the eye mixes ferait and fermait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ferait runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against fermait's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ferait and fermait
A purely visual mix-up. ferait (\fə.ʁɛ\) and fermait (\fɛʁ.mɛ\) 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 33826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ferait is recorded at frequency rank #1,866, classified as averb, pronounced \fə.ʁɛ\. fermait is at rank #31,960, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɛʁ.mɛ\.
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 33826, this pair ranks #288,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ferait vs fermait
Shared letters: aefirt. Private to "ferait": -. Private to "fermait": m.
"ferait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fermait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ferait" for "fermait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ferait" vs "fermait" - 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 "ferait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fermait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferait" and "fermait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fermait vs filmait". 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 #288,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.