Which to use
“APB” and “API” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,865
- “APB” frequency rank
- #18,115
- “API” frequency rank
- 52980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | APB | API |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom du logiciel utilisé de 2012 à 2017 pour enregistrer les souhaits des élèves concernant leur poursuite d'études après le baccalauréat. Décrié pour ses nombreux problèmes informatiques, il est remplacé pour 2018 par Parcoursup. | Alphabet phonétique international. |
Where the eye mixes APB and API
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses APB with API
A purely visual mix-up. APB (\a.pe.be\) and API (\a.pi\) 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 a single letter - b in “APB” becomes i in “API”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
APB is recorded at frequency rank #34,865, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.pe.be\. API is at rank #18,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pi\.
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 52980, this pair ranks #143,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of APB vs API
Shared letters: ap. Private to "APB": b. Private to "API": i.
"APB" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "API" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "APB" and "API" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "APB" vs "API" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "APB" and "API" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "APB" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "API" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "APB" and "API" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "APB vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,944 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.