Which to use
“phase” and “phrases” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,783
- “phase” frequency rank
- #4,699
- “phrases” frequency rank
- 6482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | phase | phrases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | États successifs par lesquels passent certains phénomènes de la vie, de l’histoire. | Pluriel de phrase. |
Where the eye mixes phase and phrases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: phase vs phrases
A purely visual mix-up. phase (\fɑz\) and phrases (\fʁaz\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
phase is recorded at frequency rank #1,783, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɑz\. phrases is at rank #4,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁaz\.
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 6482, this pair ranks #426,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of phase vs phrases
Shared letters: aehps. Private to "phase": -. Private to "phrases": r.
"phase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "phrases" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "phase" and "phrases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "phase" vs "phrases" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "phase" and "phrases" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "phase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "phrases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "phase" and "phrases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "phrases vs piratés". 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 #426,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.