Which to use
“flaques” and “frasques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,273
- “flaques” frequency rank
- #39,305
- “frasques” frequency rank
- 79578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flaques | frasques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de flaque. | Pluriel de frasque. |
Where the eye mixes flaques and frasques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flaques vs frasques
A purely visual mix-up. flaques (\flak\) and frasques (\fʁask\) 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 79578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flaques is recorded at frequency rank #40,273, classified as anoun, pronounced \flak\. frasques is at rank #39,305, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁask\.
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 79578, this pair ranks #22,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flaques vs frasques
Shared letters: aefqsu. Private to "flaques": l. Private to "frasques": r.
"flaques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "frasques" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flaques" and "frasques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "flaques" or "frasques"?
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 "flaques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frasques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flaques" and "frasques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Franque vs frasques". 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 #22,948 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.