Which to use
“anni” and “asti” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,640
- “anni” frequency rank
- #38,655
- “asti” frequency rank
- 78295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anni | asti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de anno. | Variante de astic. |
Where the eye mixes anni and asti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. anni and asti follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: anni vs asti
A purely visual mix-up. anni (\ˈan.ni\) and asti (\as.ti\) 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 78295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anni is recorded at frequency rank #39,640, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈan.ni\. asti is at rank #38,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced \as.ti\.
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 78295, this pair ranks #26,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of anni vs asti
Shared letters: ai. Private to "anni": n. Private to "asti": st.
"anni" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "asti" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- asti ← astti · atsi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anni" for "asti" ever safe?
Which is more common, "anni" or "asti"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "anni" and "asti" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anni" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anni" and "asti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anni vs arti". 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 #26,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.