Which to use
“afficher” and “affichera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,099
- “afficher” frequency rank
- #44,290
- “affichera” frequency rank
- 49389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afficher | affichera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apposer une affiche. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe afficher. |
Where the eye mixes afficher and affichera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. afficher runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against affichera's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: afficher vs affichera
A purely visual mix-up. afficher (\a.fi.ʃe\) and affichera (\a.fi.ʃə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “afficher” sits inside “affichera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afficher is recorded at frequency rank #5,099, classified as averb, pronounced \a.fi.ʃe\. affichera is at rank #44,290, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.fi.ʃə.ʁa\.
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 49389, this pair ranks #171,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afficher vs affichera
Shared letters: acefhir. Private to "afficher": -. Private to "affichera": -.
"afficher" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "affichera" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afficher" for "affichera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "afficher" or "affichera"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "afficher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "affichera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afficher" and "affichera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "affichera vs affichez". 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 #171,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.