Which to use
“fraise” and “frite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,940
- “fraise” frequency rank
- #23,558
- “frite” frequency rank
- 38498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraise | frite |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Pomme de terre coupée en bâtonnets et frite dans l’huile. |
Where the eye mixes fraise and frite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fraise runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against frite's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fraise with frite
A purely visual mix-up. fraise (\fʁɛz\) and frite (\fʁit\) 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 38498, 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\. frite is at rank #23,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁit\.
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 38498, this pair ranks #254,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fraise vs frite
Shared letters: efir. Private to "fraise": as. Private to "frite": t.
"fraise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "frite" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fraise" and "frite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fraise" vs "frite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraise" and "frite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frises vs frite". 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 #254,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.