Which to use
“aces” and “anses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,246
- “aces” frequency rank
- #22,162
- “anses” frequency rank
- 65408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aces | anses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ace. | Pluriel de anse. |
Where the eye mixes aces and anses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aces runs 4 letters (VCVC) against anses's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aces vs anses
A purely visual mix-up. aces (\ɛs\) and anses (\ɑ̃s\) 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 65408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aces is recorded at frequency rank #43,246, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛs\. anses is at rank #22,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃s\.
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 65408, this pair ranks #72,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aces vs anses
Shared letters: aes. Private to "aces": c. Private to "anses": n.
"aces" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "anses" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aces" for "anses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aces" or "anses"?
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 "aces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aces" and "anses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aces 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 #72,481 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.