Which to use
“arcs” and “avis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,519
- “arcs” frequency rank
- #503
- “avis” frequency rank
- 13022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arcs | avis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de arc. | Ce que l’on pense et aussi ce que l’on en dit ; opinion. |
Where the eye mixes arcs and avis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arcs vs avis
A purely visual mix-up. arcs (\aʁk\) and avis (\a.vi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arcs is recorded at frequency rank #12,519, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁk\. avis is at rank #503, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vi\.
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 13022, this pair ranks #402,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arcs vs avis
Shared letters: as. Private to "arcs": cr. Private to "avis": iv.
"arcs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arcs" for "avis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arcs" vs "avis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "arcs" and "avis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arcs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arcs" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arcs 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 #402,756 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.