Which to use
“fraise” is a noun and “freine” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,940
- “fraise” frequency rank
- #20,148
- “freine” frequency rank
- 35088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraise | freine |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de freiner. |
Where the eye mixes fraise and freine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fraise with freine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fraise is \fʁɛz\ while freine is \fʁɛn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35088, 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\. freine is at rank #20,148, tagged as averb, pronounced \fʁɛn\.
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 35088, this pair ranks #279,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fraise vs freine
Shared letters: efir. Private to "fraise": as. Private to "freine": n.
"fraise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "freine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fraise" for "freine" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fraise" or "freine"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fraise" and "freine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraise" and "freine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freine vs fringe". 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 #279,293 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.