Which to use
“amatrice” and “avarice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,131
- “amatrice” frequency rank
- #37,673
- “avarice” frequency rank
- 75804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amatrice | avarice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Suivi de « de ») Celle qui a de l’attachement, du goût pour quelque chose. | Attachement excessif à la possession d’argent, de richesses, sans en faire l’usage. |
Where the eye mixes amatrice and avarice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. amatrice runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against avarice's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses amatrice with avarice
A purely visual mix-up. amatrice (\a.ma.tʁis\) and avarice (\a.va.ʁis\) 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 75804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amatrice is recorded at frequency rank #38,131, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ma.tʁis\. avarice is at rank #37,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.va.ʁis\.
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 75804, this pair ranks #32,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amatrice vs avarice
Shared letters: aceir. Private to "amatrice": mt. Private to "avarice": v.
"amatrice" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "avarice" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amatrice" for "avarice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amatrice" vs "avarice" - which ranks higher?
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 "amatrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avarice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amatrice" and "avarice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amatrice vs apatride". 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 #32,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.