aisesvsangesTell them apart

Which to use

“aises” and “anges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,636
“aises” frequency rank
#4,399
“anges” frequency rank
46035
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aises anges
Definition Pluriel de aise. Pluriel de ange.

Where the eye mixes aises and anges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
aises
5 ch
anges

Look-alike desk: aises vs anges

A purely visual mix-up. aises (\ɛz\) and anges (\ɑ̃ʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aises is recorded at frequency rank #41,636, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛz\. anges is at rank #4,399, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃ʒ\.

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 46035, this pair ranks #198,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aises vs anges

Shared letters: aes. Private to "aises": i. Private to "anges": gn.

"aises" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC  ·  "anges" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aisesaisess · aisse · aisses · asies · iases
  • angesagnes · anegs · angess · angges · angse · annges

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aises" and "anges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɛz\ versus \ɑ̃ʒ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aises" vs "anges" - which ranks higher?
"anges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,399 in our French list, against #41,636 for "aises". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aises" and "anges" 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 #198,136 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list