Which to use
“alignées” is an adjective and “araignées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,195
- “alignées” frequency rank
- #12,905
- “araignées” frequency rank
- 38100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alignées | araignées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de aligné. | Pluriel de araignée. |
Where the eye mixes alignées and araignées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alignées runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against araignées's 9 (VCVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alignées vs araignées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alignées is \a.li.ɲe\ while araignées is \a.ʁɛ.ɲe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alignées is recorded at frequency rank #25,195, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.li.ɲe\. araignées is at rank #12,905, 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 38100, this pair ranks #257,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alignées vs araignées
Shared letters: aeginsé. Private to "alignées": l. Private to "araignées": r.
"alignées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "araignées" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alignées" and "araignées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alignées" vs "araignées" - which ranks higher?
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 "alignées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "araignées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alignées" and "araignées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alignées vs assignées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #257,678 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.