Which to use
“anse” and “asi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,059
- “anse” frequency rank
- #44,870
- “asi” frequency rank
- 60929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anse | asi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie saillante, souvent de forme annulaire, servant à saisir ou à porter certains récipients ou objets. | Sorte de thé fabriqué à partir des feuilles et des tiges d'une espèce de houx (l'apalachine, Ilex vomitoria) et que les Cherokees appelaient aussi "boisson noire" et qui servait de breuvage rituel. |
Where the eye mixes anse and asi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. anse runs 4 letters (VCCV) against asi's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between anse and asi
A purely visual mix-up. anse (\ɑ̃s\) and asi (\a.si\) 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 60929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anse is recorded at frequency rank #16,059, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃s\. asi is at rank #44,870, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.si\.
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 60929, this pair ranks #95,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of anse vs asi
Shared letters: as. Private to "anse": en. Private to "asi": i.
"anse" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "asi" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- anse ← anes · annse · ansse · asne · nase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anse" for "asi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "anse" or "asi"?
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 "anse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anse" and "asi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asi 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 #95,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.