Which to use
“fraise” and “fraisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,940
- “fraise” frequency rank
- #33,270
- “fraisse” frequency rank
- 48210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraise | fraisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faux-fruit du fraisier, réceptacle charnu de forme ovoïde oblongue plus ou moins arrondie et de couleur rouge à maturité (les « fruits » véritables au sens botanique sont les akènes qui recouvrent la peau de la fraise). | Synonyme de frêne. |
Where the eye mixes fraise and fraisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fraise runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against fraisse's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fraise with fraisse
A purely visual mix-up. fraise (\fʁɛz\) and fraisse (\fʁɛs\) 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 48210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fraise is recorded at frequency rank #14,940, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁɛz\. 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 48210, this pair ranks #180,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fraise vs fraisse
Shared letters: aefirs. Private to "fraise": -. Private to "fraisse": -.
"fraise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "fraisse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fraise" and "fraisse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fraise" or "fraisse" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fraise" 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 #180,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraise" 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 #180,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.