affranchisvsaffranchitWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: affranchis is a adjective, affranchit is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“affranchis” is an adjective and “affranchit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,890
“affranchis” frequency rank
#43,761
“affranchit” frequency rank
74651
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature affranchis affranchit
Definition Masculin pluriel de affranchi. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de affranchir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set affranchis and affranchit apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
affranchis
10 ch
affranchit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: affranchis and affranchit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “affranchis” becomes t in “affranchit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

affranchis is recorded at frequency rank #30,890, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃi\. affranchit is at rank #43,761, tagged as averb, 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 74651, this pair ranks #36,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of affranchis vs affranchit

Shared letters: acfhinr. Private to "affranchis": s. Private to "affranchit": t.

"affranchis" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC  ·  "affranchit" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • affranchisaffarnchis · affracnhis · affrancchis · affranchhis · affranchiss · affranchsi · affrancihs · affranhcis
  • affranchitaffarnchit · affracnhit · affrancchit · affranchhit · affranchitt · affranchti · affranciht · affranhcit

Frequency comparison

affranchis#30,890
affranchit#43,761

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "affranchis" and "affranchit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "affranchis" is an adjective and "affranchit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "affranchis" or "affranchit"?
"affranchis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,890 in our French list, against #43,761 for "affranchit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering affranchis vs affranchit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “affranchis”; for a verb, it's “affranchit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “affranchis” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list