Which to use
“aires” and “are” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,646
- “aires” frequency rank
- #6,166
- “are” frequency rank
- 13812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aires | are |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aire. | Unité de mesure de surface de terrains, égale à 100 mètres carrés. |
Where the eye mixes aires and are
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aires and are
A purely visual mix-up. aires (\ɛʁ\) and are (\aʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aires is recorded at frequency rank #7,646, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛʁ\. are is at rank #6,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ\.
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 13812, this pair ranks #399,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aires vs are
Shared letters: aer. Private to "aires": is. Private to "are": -.
"aires" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "are" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aires ← aiers · airess · airres · airse · aries · iares
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aires" and "are" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "aires" or "are" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "are" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aires" and "are" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aires 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 #399,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.