Which to use
“alim” and “API” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,112
- “alim” frequency rank
- #18,115
- “API” frequency rank
- 58227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alim | API |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alimentation. | Alphabet phonétique international. |
Where the eye mixes alim and API
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alim vs API
A purely visual mix-up. alim (\a.lim\) and API (\a.pi\) 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 58227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alim is recorded at frequency rank #40,112, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.lim\. API is at rank #18,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pi\.
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 58227, this pair ranks #110,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alim vs API
Shared letters: ai. Private to "alim": lm. Private to "API": p.
"alim" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "API" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alim ← ailm · alimm · allim · almi
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alim" and "API" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alim" vs "API" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alim" and "API" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "API" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alim" and "API" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alim vs alizé". 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 #110,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.