Which to use
“apps” and “appuis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,740
- “apps” frequency rank
- #14,198
- “appuis” frequency rank
- 33938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apps | appuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de app. | Pluriel de appui. |
Where the eye mixes apps and appuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses apps with appuis
A purely visual mix-up. apps (\ˈæps\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apps is recorded at frequency rank #19,740, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈæps\. 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 33938, this pair ranks #287,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apps vs appuis
Shared letters: aps. Private to "apps": -. Private to "appuis": iu.
"apps" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "appuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apps" and "appuis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apps" vs "appuis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apps" and "appuis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apps" 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 #287,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apps" and "appuis" 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 #287,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.