Which to use
“arcade” and “arche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,322
- “arcade” frequency rank
- #10,990
- “arche” frequency rank
- 24312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arcade | arche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble composé d’un arc et des montants qui le soutiennent. | Partie cintrée d’un pont, d’un aqueduc, d’un viaduc, etc. |
Where the eye mixes arcade and arche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses arcade with arche
A purely visual mix-up. arcade (\aʁ.kad\) and arche (\aʁʃ\) 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 24312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arcade is recorded at frequency rank #13,322, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.kad\. arche is at rank #10,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁʃ\.
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 24312, this pair ranks #347,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arcade vs arche
Shared letters: acer. Private to "arcade": d. Private to "arche": h.
"arcade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arche" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arcade" and "arche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "arcade" or "arche"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arcade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arcade" and "arche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcide vs arcade". 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 #347,329 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.