Which to use
“appâts” and “apports” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,579
- “appâts” frequency rank
- #12,101
- “apports” frequency rank
- 58680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appâts | apports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de appât. | Pluriel de apport. |
Where the eye mixes appâts and apports
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. appâts runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against apports's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between appâts and apports
A purely visual mix-up. appâts (\a.pa\) and apports (\a.pɔʁ\) 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 58680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
appâts is recorded at frequency rank #46,579, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.pa\. apports is at rank #12,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pɔʁ\.
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 58680, this pair ranks #107,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of appâts vs apports
Shared letters: apst. Private to "appâts": â. Private to "apports": or.
"appâts" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "apports" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apports ← apoprts · aports · apporrts · apporst · apportss · apportts · appotrs · approts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "appâts" and "apports" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "appâts" or "apports"?
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 "appâts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "appâts" and "apports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplati vs appâts". 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 #107,579 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.