Which to use
“aigles” and “aises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,798
- “aigles” frequency rank
- #41,636
- “aises” frequency rank
- 58434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigles | aises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aigle. | Pluriel de aise. |
Where the eye mixes aigles and aises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aigles runs 6 letters (VVCCVC) against aises's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aigles with aises
A purely visual mix-up. aigles (\ɛɡl\) and aises (\ɛz\) 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 58434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aigles is recorded at frequency rank #16,798, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡl\. aises is at rank #41,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛz\.
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 58434, this pair ranks #109,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aigles vs aises
Shared letters: aeis. Private to "aigles": gl. Private to "aises": -.
"aigles" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "aises" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aigles" and "aises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aigles" vs "aises" - which ranks higher?
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 "aigles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigles" and "aises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aises vs aves". 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 #109,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.