Which to use
“Arran” is a name and “arras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,004
- “Arran” frequency rank
- #49,764
- “arras” frequency rank
- 91768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Arran | arras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ellipsis of Isle of Arran, Scotland. | A tapestry or wall hanging. |
Where the eye mixes Arran and arras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Arran and arras follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Arran and arras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Arran is /ˈæɹən/ while arras is /ˈæɹəs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “Arran” becomes s in “arras”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Arran is recorded at frequency rank #42,004, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈæɹən/. arras is at rank #49,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæɹəs/.
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 91768, this pair ranks #3,055 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Arran vs arras
Shared letters: ar. Private to "Arran": n. Private to "arras": s.
"Arran" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "arras" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Arran" and "arras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Arran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,055 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Arran" and "arras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Akram vs arras". 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 #3,055 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.