Which to use
“affranchir” is a verb and “affranchis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,332
- “affranchir” frequency rank
- #30,890
- “affranchis” frequency rank
- 48222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | affranchir | affranchis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre libre ; déclarer libre. | Masculin pluriel de affranchi. |
Where the eye mixes affranchir and affranchis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. affranchir and affranchis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses affranchir with affranchis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: affranchir is \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\ while affranchis is \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “affranchir” becomes s in “affranchis”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
affranchir is recorded at frequency rank #17,332, classified as averb, pronounced \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\. affranchis is at rank #30,890, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃi\.
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 48222, this pair ranks #180,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of affranchir vs affranchis
Shared letters: acfhinr. Private to "affranchir": -. Private to "affranchis": s.
"affranchir" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC · "affranchis" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- affranchir ← affarnchir · affracnhir · affrancchir · affranchhir · affranchirr · affranchri · affrancihr · affranhcir
- affranchis ← affarnchis · affracnhis · affrancchis · affranchhis · affranchiss · affranchsi · affrancihs · affranhcis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "affranchir" and "affranchis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "affranchir" or "affranchis"?
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 "affranchir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "affranchis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "affranchir" and "affranchis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "affranchis vs affranchit". 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 #180,664 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.