Which to use
“anh” and “arch” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,117
- “anh” frequency rank
- #25,204
- “arch” frequency rank
- 66321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anh | arch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand frère. | Dans les pays arabes, terre en usufruit collectif chez les peuples Berbères. |
Where the eye mixes anh and arch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. anh runs 3 letters (VCC) against arch's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anh vs arch
A purely visual mix-up. anh (\aɲ˦\) and arch (\aʁʃ\) 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 66321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anh is recorded at frequency rank #41,117, classified as anoun, pronounced \aɲ˦\. arch is at rank #25,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁʃ\.
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 66321, this pair ranks #68,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of anh vs arch
Shared letters: ah. Private to "anh": n. Private to "arch": cr.
"anh" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "arch" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arch ← acrh · arcch · archh · arhc · arrch · rach
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anh" for "arch" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "anh" or "arch" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "anh" and "arch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anh" and "arch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anh vs aur". 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 #68,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.