aisévsarisWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#12,711
“aisé” frequency rank
#45,442
“aris” frequency rank
58153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aisé aris
Definition Facile à faire, simple, sans problème. Première personne du singulier du passé défini de l’indicatif du verbe arat/ariñ.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aisé and aris apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
aisé
4 ch
aris

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aisé is \ɛ.ze\ while aris is \ˈɑːris\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aisé is recorded at frequency rank #12,711, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ.ze\. aris is at rank #45,442, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈɑːris\.

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 58153, this pair ranks #110,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aisé vs aris

Shared letters: ais. Private to "aisé": é. Private to "aris": r.

"aisé" · 4 letters · shape VVCV  ·  "aris" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arisariss · arris · arsi

Frequency comparison

aisé#12,711
aris#45,442

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aisé" and "aris" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aisé" is an adjective and "aris" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aisé" or "aris"?
"aisé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,711 in our French list, against #45,442 for "aris". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aisé vs aris

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “aisé”; for a verb, it's “aris”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aisé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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