Which to use
“abcès” and “acs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,675
- “abcès” frequency rank
- #45,982
- “acs” frequency rank
- 73657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abcès | acs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poche de pus dans une cavité formée aux dépens des tissus environnants. | Pluriel d’ac. |
Where the eye mixes abcès and acs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. abcès runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against acs's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abcès vs acs
A purely visual mix-up. abcès (\ap.sɛ\) and acs (\ˈat͡s\) 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 73657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abcès is recorded at frequency rank #27,675, classified as anoun, pronounced \ap.sɛ\. acs is at rank #45,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈat͡s\.
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 73657, this pair ranks #39,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abcès vs acs
Shared letters: acs. Private to "abcès": bè. Private to "acs": -.
"abcès" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abcès" for "acs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abcès" vs "acs" - 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 "abcès" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abcès" and "acs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs aves". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.