Which to use
“admis” is an adjective and “avis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,119
- “admis” frequency rank
- #503
- “avis” frequency rank
- 4622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admis | avis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui, ayant subi avec succès jusqu’à la fin toutes les épreuves d’un concours, obtient le diplôme, entre à l’école ou parvient à la fonction qui se recrute ainsi. | Ce que l’on pense et aussi ce que l’on en dit ; opinion. |
Where the eye mixes admis and avis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between admis and avis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: admis is \ad.mi\ while avis is \a.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admis is recorded at frequency rank #4,119, classified as anadj, pronounced \ad.mi\. avis is at rank #503, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vi\.
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 4622, this pair ranks #431,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of admis vs avis
Shared letters: ais. Private to "admis": dm. Private to "avis": v.
"admis" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "admis" and "avis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "admis" vs "avis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "admis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admis" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admis vs Artis". 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 #431,130 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.