# arches vs arènes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### arches
*noun · IPA \aʁʃ\ · frequency rank #28,054*
Pluriel de arche.

### arènes
*noun · IPA \a.ʁɛn\ · frequency rank #20,047*
Anciens amphithéâtres romains.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/arches-vs-arenes