Which to use
“fraîche” is an adjective and “fraisse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,397
- “fraîche” frequency rank
- #33,270
- “fraisse” frequency rank
- 39667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraîche | fraisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de frais. | Synonyme de frêne. |
Where the eye mixes fraîche and fraisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fraîche and fraisse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fraîche and fraisse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fraîche is \fʁɛʃ\ while fraisse is \fʁɛs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fraîche is recorded at frequency rank #6,397, classified as anadj, pronounced \fʁɛʃ\. fraisse is at rank #33,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁɛs\.
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 39667, this pair ranks #246,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fraîche vs fraisse
Shared letters: aefr. Private to "fraîche": chî. Private to "fraisse": is.
"fraîche" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "fraisse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fraisse ← farisse · ffraisse · frasise · friasse · frraisse · rfaisse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fraîche" and "fraisse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fraîche" or "fraisse"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraîche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fraisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraîche" and "fraisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fraisse vs frousse". 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 #246,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.