Which to use
“arachide” and “arachides” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,278
- “arachide” frequency rank
- #41,125
- “arachides” frequency rank
- 73403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arachide | arachides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Légumineuse originaire du Mexique, cultivée dans les régions tropicales, sub-tropicales et tempérées, et dont les fruits enterrés après la fécondation contiennent des graines oléagineuses qui fournissent par la pression une huile blanche, d’une saveur agréable. | Pluriel de arachide. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set arachide and arachides apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. arachide and arachides are pronounced identically (\a.ʁa.ʃid\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “arachide” sits inside “arachides”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arachide is recorded at frequency rank #32,278, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʁa.ʃid\. arachides is at rank #41,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʁa.ʃid\.
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 73403, this pair ranks #40,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arachide vs arachides
Shared letters: acdehir. Private to "arachide": -. Private to "arachides": s.
"arachide" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "arachides" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arachide" and "arachides" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "arachide" or "arachides"?
Remembering arachide vs arachides
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “arachide” entry
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