Which to use
“ancre” is a noun and “angry” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,958
- “ancre” frequency rank
- #34,406
- “angry” frequency rank
- 48364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ancre | angry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Objet lourd au bout d’une corde ou chaine, qu’on laisse tomber au fond de l’eau afin d’empêcher un bateau de dériver. | En colère, fâché, furieux. |
Where the eye mixes ancre and angry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ancre and angry follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ancre and angry
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ancre is \ɑ̃kʁ\ while angry is \ˈæŋ.ɡɹi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ancre is recorded at frequency rank #13,958, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃kʁ\. angry is at rank #34,406, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈæŋ.ɡɹi\.
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 48364, this pair ranks #179,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ancre vs angry
Shared letters: anr. Private to "ancre": ce. Private to "angry": gy.
"ancre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "angry" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ancre" for "angry" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ancre" vs "angry" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ancre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ancre" and "angry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agri vs angry". 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 #179,509 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.