A1vsakiConfusable pair

Which to use

“A1” and “aki” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,858
“A1” frequency rank
#46,568
“aki” frequency rank
64426
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature A1 aki
Definition Format d'une feuille de 594,6 mm sur 840,9. Nom vernaculaire de Blighia sapida, arbre moyen de la famille des Sapindaceae (Sapindacées), originaire d’Afrique occidentale et cultivé dans les régions tropicales pour son fruit. C’est une espèce proche du litchi.

Where the eye mixes A1 and aki

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

2 ch
A1
3 ch
aki

Look-alike desk: A1 vs aki

A purely visual mix-up. A1 (\a.œ̃\) and aki (\a.ki\) 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 64426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

A1 is recorded at frequency rank #17,858, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.œ̃\. aki is at rank #46,568, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ki\.

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 64426, this pair ranks #77,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of A1 vs aki

Shared letters: a. Private to "A1": -. Private to "aki": ik.

"A1" · 1 letters · shape V  ·  "aki" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "A1" for "aki" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\a.œ̃\ versus \a.ki\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "A1" or "aki"?
"A1" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,858 in our French list, against #46,568 for "aki". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "A1" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aki" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "A1" and "aki" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aki vs aur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #77,141 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