Which to use
“aces” and “aven” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,246
- “aces” frequency rank
- #39,167
- “aven” frequency rank
- 82413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aces | aven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ace. | Gouffre naturel à ouverture étroite et généralement verticale, creusé par les eaux d’infiltration, caractéristique des régions karstiques, le plus souvent développées dans les roches calcaires. |
Where the eye mixes aces and aven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aces vs aven
A purely visual mix-up. aces (\ɛs\) and aven (\a.vɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82413, 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\. aven is at rank #39,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vɛn\.
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 82413, this pair ranks #16,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aces vs aven
Shared letters: ae. Private to "aces": cs. Private to "aven": nv.
"aces" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "aven" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aces" for "aven" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aces" or "aven"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aces" and "aven" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aces" and "aven" 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 #16,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.