Which to use
“flasque” is an adjective and “frasques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,766
- “flasque” frequency rank
- #39,305
- “frasques” frequency rank
- 80071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flasque | frasques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mou, qui n’a pas de fermeté. | Pluriel de frasque. |
Where the eye mixes flasque and frasques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flasque vs frasques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: flasque is \flask\ while frasques is \fʁask\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flasque is recorded at frequency rank #40,766, classified as anadj, pronounced \flask\. 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 80071, this pair ranks #21,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flasque vs frasques
Shared letters: aefqsu. Private to "flasque": l. Private to "frasques": r.
"flasque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "frasques" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flasque" for "frasques" ever safe?
Which is more common, "flasque" or "frasques"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "flasque" 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 #21,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flasque" and "frasques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flasque vs Franque". 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 #21,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.