Which to use
“accès” and “aves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #765
- “accès” frequency rank
- #49,508
- “aves” frequency rank
- 50273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accès | aves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action, endroit, ou facilité plus ou moins grande d’accéder dans un lieu, physique ou virtuel. | Pluriel de ave. |
Where the eye mixes accès and aves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses accès with aves
A purely visual mix-up. accès (\ak.sɛ\) and aves (\ˈa.βes\) 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 50273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accès is recorded at frequency rank #765, classified as anoun, pronounced \ak.sɛ\. aves is at rank #49,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈa.βes\.
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 50273, this pair ranks #163,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accès vs aves
Shared letters: as. Private to "accès": cè. Private to "aves": ev.
"accès" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "aves" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aves ← aevs · avess · avves
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "accès" for "aves" ever safe?
Which is more common, "accès" or "aves"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "accès" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accès" and "aves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avéra vs aves". 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 #163,973 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.