Which to use
“amel” and “apex” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,642
- “amel” frequency rank
- #28,445
- “apex” frequency rank
- 67087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amel | apex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gouverneur d'un amalat, au Maroc de la fin du XIXᵉ siècle. | Extrémité d’un organe. |
Where the eye mixes amel and apex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. amel and apex follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: amel vs apex
A purely visual mix-up. amel (\a.mɛl\) and apex (\a.pɛks\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amel is recorded at frequency rank #38,642, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mɛl\. apex is at rank #28,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pɛks\.
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 67087, this pair ranks #64,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amel vs apex
Shared letters: ae. Private to "amel": lm. Private to "apex": px.
"amel" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "apex" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amel" for "apex" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amel" vs "apex" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amel" and "apex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amel 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 #64,959 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.