Which to use
“flammes” and “flaques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,868
- “flammes” frequency rank
- #40,273
- “flaques” frequency rank
- 46141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flammes | flaques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de flamme. | Pluriel de flaque. |
Where the eye mixes flammes and flaques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses flammes with flaques
A purely visual mix-up. flammes (\flam\) and flaques (\flak\) 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 46141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flammes is recorded at frequency rank #5,868, classified as anoun, pronounced \flam\. flaques is at rank #40,273, tagged as anoun, pronounced \flak\.
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 46141, this pair ranks #197,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flammes vs flaques
Shared letters: aefls. Private to "flammes": m. Private to "flaques": qu.
"flammes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "flaques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flammes" and "flaques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "flammes" or "flaques"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "flammes" and "flaques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flammes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flaques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flammes" and "flaques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flanquée vs flaques". 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 #197,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.