Which to use
“activités” and “activity” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #973
- “activités” frequency rank
- #44,842
- “activity” frequency rank
- 45815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | activités | activity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de activité. | Activité, vigueur, état d’être actif. |
Where the eye mixes activités and activity
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses activités with activity
A purely visual mix-up. activités (\ak.ti.vi.te\) and activity (\ækˈtɪv.ə.ti\) 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 45815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
activités is recorded at frequency rank #973, classified as anoun, pronounced \ak.ti.vi.te\. activity is at rank #44,842, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ækˈtɪv.ə.ti\.
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 45815, this pair ranks #199,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of activités vs activity
Shared letters: acitv. Private to "activités": sé. Private to "activity": y.
"activités" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "activity" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- activity ← acctivity · acitvity · actiivty · activitty · activityy · activiyt · activtiy · activvity
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "activités" for "activity" ever safe?
Frequency check: "activités" vs "activity" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "activités" and "activity" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "activités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "activity" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "activités" and "activity" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "activiste vs activity". 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 #199,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.