Which to use
“aces” and “ase” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,246
- “aces” frequency rank
- #43,779
- “ase” frequency rank
- 87025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aces | ase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ace. | Plante herbacée vivace de la famille des Apiaceae, dont l’espèce la plus connue est l’ase fétide (Ferula assa-foetida). |
Where the eye mixes aces and ase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. aces runs 4 letters (VCVC) against ase's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aces and ase
A purely visual mix-up. aces (\ɛs\) and ase (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87025, 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\. ase is at rank #43,779, 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 87025, this pair ranks #8,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aces vs ase
Shared letters: aes. Private to "aces": c. Private to "ase": -.
"aces" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ase" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aces ← aecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aces" and "ase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aces" or "ase"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aces" and "ase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ase 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 #8,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.