Which to use
“appli” and “apps” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,521
- “appli” frequency rank
- #19,740
- “apps” frequency rank
- 27261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appli | apps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom générique des objets qui servent à l’attelage des animaux de trait et de labourage, et à les attacher soit ensemble, soit dans les écuries, etc. | Pluriel de app. |
Where the eye mixes appli and apps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: appli vs apps
A purely visual mix-up. appli (\a.pli\) and apps (\ˈæps\) 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 27261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
appli is recorded at frequency rank #7,521, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.pli\. apps is at rank #19,740, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈæps\.
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 27261, this pair ranks #330,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of appli vs apps
Shared letters: ap. Private to "appli": il. Private to "apps": s.
"appli" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "apps" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "appli" for "apps" ever safe?
Which is more common, "appli" or "apps"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "appli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #330,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "appli" and "apps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apps vs aves". 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 #330,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.