Which to use
“A1” and “az” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,858
- “A1” frequency rank
- #23,772
- “az” frequency rank
- 41630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | A1 | az |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Format d'une feuille de 594,6 mm sur 840,9. | Première lettre de l’alphabet glagolitique, Ⰰ. |
Where the eye mixes A1 and az
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: A1 vs az
A purely visual mix-up. A1 (\a.œ̃\) and az (\az\) 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 - 1 in “A1” becomes z in “az”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41630, 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\. az is at rank #23,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced \az\.
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 41630, this pair ranks #231,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of A1 vs az
Shared letters: a. Private to "A1": -. Private to "az": z.
"A1" · 1 letters · shape V · "az" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "A1" and "az" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "A1" vs "az" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "A1" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "az" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "A1" and "az" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aur vs az". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #231,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.