Which to use
“applis” and “appui” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,871
- “applis” frequency rank
- #2,755
- “appui” frequency rank
- 20626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | applis | appui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de appli. | Ce qui sert à soutenir une chose ou une personne pour l’empêcher de tomber, de chanceler, etc. |
Where the eye mixes applis and appui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between applis and appui
A purely visual mix-up. applis (\a.pli\) and appui (\a.pɥi\) 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 20626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
applis is recorded at frequency rank #17,871, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.pli\. appui is at rank #2,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pɥi\.
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 20626, this pair ranks #367,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of applis vs appui
Shared letters: aip. Private to "applis": ls. Private to "appui": u.
"applis" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "appui" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "applis" for "appui" ever safe?
Which is more common, "applis" or "appui"?
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 "applis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "appui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "applis" and "appui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "appâts vs applis". 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 #367,325 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.