Which to use
“ampli” and “appui” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,113
- “ampli” frequency rank
- #2,755
- “appui” frequency rank
- 35868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampli | appui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Amplificateur (tous sens). | Ce qui sert à soutenir une chose ou une personne pour l’empêcher de tomber, de chanceler, etc. |
Where the eye mixes ampli and appui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ampli with appui
A purely visual mix-up. ampli (\ɑ̃.pli\) and appui (\a.pɥi\) 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 35868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ampli is recorded at frequency rank #33,113, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pli\. appui is at rank #2,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pɥi\.
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 35868, this pair ranks #273,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ampli vs appui
Shared letters: aip. Private to "ampli": lm. Private to "appui": u.
"ampli" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "appui" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ampli" and "appui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ampli" or "appui"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ampli" and "appui" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ampli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "appui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampli" and "appui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampli vs emplit". 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 #273,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.