Which to use
“frasques” and “fresques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,305
- “frasques” frequency rank
- #19,548
- “fresques” frequency rank
- 58853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frasques | fresques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de frasque. | Pluriel de fresque. |
Where the eye mixes frasques and fresques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between frasques and fresques
A purely visual mix-up. frasques (\fʁask\) and fresques (\fʁɛsk\) 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 a single letter - a in “frasques” becomes e in “fresques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frasques is recorded at frequency rank #39,305, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁask\. fresques is at rank #19,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁɛsk\.
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 58853, this pair ranks #106,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of frasques vs fresques
Shared letters: efqrsu. Private to "frasques": a. Private to "fresques": -.
"frasques" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "fresques" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "frasques" for "fresques" ever safe?
Which is more common, "frasques" or "fresques"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "frasques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fresques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frasques" and "fresques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Franque vs frasques". 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 #106,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.