fraisesvsfraserWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fraises is a noun, fraser is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fraises” is a noun and “fraser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,579
“fraises” frequency rank
#19,027
“fraser” frequency rank
31606
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fraises fraser
Definition Pluriel de fraise. Mélanger lentement la farine, l’eau et la levure.

Where the eye mixes fraises and fraser

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
fraises
6 ch
fraser

Look-alike desk: fraises vs fraser

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fraises is \fʁɛz\ while fraser is \fʁa.ze\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fraises is recorded at frequency rank #12,579, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁɛz\. fraser is at rank #19,027, tagged as averb, pronounced \fʁa.ze\.

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 31606, this pair ranks #302,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fraises vs fraser

Shared letters: aefrs. Private to "fraises": i. Private to "fraser": -.

"fraises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "fraser" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fraisesfarises · ffraises · fraiess · fraisess · fraisses · frasies · friases · frraises
  • fraserfarser · ffraser · fraesr · fraserr · frasre · frasser · frraser · frsaer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fraises" for "fraser" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fraises" is a noun and "fraser" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "fraises" or "fraser" show up more?
"fraises" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,579 in our French list, against #19,027 for "fraser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fraises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fraser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fraises" and "fraser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fraser vs frises". 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 #302,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list