Which to use
“flacons” and “flocon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,007
- “flacons” frequency rank
- #36,395
- “flocon” frequency rank
- 62402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flacons | flocon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de flacon. | Petite touffe, amas léger de neige, de laine, de soie, etc. |
Where the eye mixes flacons and flocon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flacons vs flocon
A purely visual mix-up. flacons (\fla.kɔ̃\) and flocon (\flɔ.kɔ̃\) 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 62402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flacons is recorded at frequency rank #26,007, classified as anoun, pronounced \fla.kɔ̃\. flocon is at rank #36,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced \flɔ.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 62402, this pair ranks #87,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flacons vs flocon
Shared letters: cflno. Private to "flacons": as. Private to "flocon": -.
"flacons" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "flocon" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flacons" and "flocon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "flacons" or "flocon" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "flacons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flocon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flacons" and "flocon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flocon vs florin". 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 #87,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.