Which to use
“aises” and “anse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,636
- “aises” frequency rank
- #16,059
- “anse” frequency rank
- 57695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aises | anse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aise. | Partie saillante, souvent de forme annulaire, servant à saisir ou à porter certains récipients ou objets. |
Where the eye mixes aises and anse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aises vs anse
A purely visual mix-up. aises (\ɛz\) and anse (\ɑ̃s\) 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 57695, 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\. anse is at rank #16,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃s\.
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 57695, this pair ranks #113,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aises vs anse
Shared letters: aes. Private to "aises": i. Private to "anse": n.
"aises" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "anse" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aises" and "anse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aises" or "anse"?
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 "aises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aises" and "anse" 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 #113,489 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.