Which to use
“amidon” and “avion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,254
- “amidon” frequency rank
- #1,156
- “avion” frequency rank
- 27410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amidon | avion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Polysaccharide composé de chaînes de molécules de D-glucose nommées amylose et amylopectine qu’on retire des organes de réserves de nombreuses plantes comme le tubercule de la pomme de terre ou les grains de maïs. | Aéronef plus lourd que l'air dont la sustentation est assurée par des ailes porteuses et la locomotion par un ou plusieurs moteurs. |
Where the eye mixes amidon and avion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amidon runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against avion's 5 (VCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amidon and avion
A purely visual mix-up. amidon (\a.mi.dɔ̃\) and avion (\a.vjɔ̃\) 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 27410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amidon is recorded at frequency rank #26,254, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.dɔ̃\. avion is at rank #1,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vjɔ̃\.
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 27410, this pair ranks #329,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amidon vs avion
Shared letters: aino. Private to "amidon": dm. Private to "avion": v.
"amidon" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avion" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amidon" and "avion" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "amidon" or "avion"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "amidon" and "avion" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amidon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amidon" and "avion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aiden vs amidon". 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 #329,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.