Which to use
“applis” and “appuis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,871
- “applis” frequency rank
- #14,198
- “appuis” frequency rank
- 32069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | applis | appuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de appli. | Pluriel de appui. |
Where the eye mixes applis and appuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: applis vs appuis
A purely visual mix-up. applis (\a.pli\) and appuis (\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 a single letter - l in “applis” becomes u in “appuis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32069, 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\. appuis is at rank #14,198, 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 32069, this pair ranks #299,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of applis vs appuis
Shared letters: aips. Private to "applis": l. Private to "appuis": u.
"applis" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "appuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "applis" and "appuis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "applis" vs "appuis" - which ranks higher?
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 "appuis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "applis" and "appuis" 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 #299,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.