Which to use
“alignée” and “araignée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,632
- “alignée” frequency rank
- #10,449
- “araignée” frequency rank
- 50081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alignée | araignée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de choses qui sont placées en ligne. | Toile faite par l’aragne (l’araignée). |
Where the eye mixes alignée and araignée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alignée vs araignée
A purely visual mix-up. alignée (\a.li.ɲe\) and araignée (\a.ʁɛ.ɲe\) 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 50081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alignée is recorded at frequency rank #39,632, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.li.ɲe\. araignée is at rank #10,449, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʁɛ.ɲe\.
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 50081, this pair ranks #165,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alignée vs araignée
Shared letters: aeginé. Private to "alignée": l. Private to "araignée": r.
"alignée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "araignée" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alignée" for "araignée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alignée" or "araignée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alignée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "araignée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alignée" and "araignée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aliéné vs alignée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #165,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.