Which to use
“argile” and “article” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,991
- “argile” frequency rank
- #325
- “article” frequency rank
- 11316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | argile | article |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Minéral se présentant sous la forme d’une poudre souvent très fine. Avec de l’eau elle forme une terre douce au toucher, malléable et plastique → voir minéral argileux. Elle est composée principalement de silicates et d’aluminosilicates. Elle est généralement blanchâtre, mais peut être teintée par des sels métalliques (rouge, orange, vert, etc.). | Phalange de la main ou du pied. |
Where the eye mixes argile and article
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: argile vs article
A purely visual mix-up. argile (\aʁ.ʒil\) and article (\aʁ.tikl\) 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 11316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
argile is recorded at frequency rank #10,991, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ʒil\. article is at rank #325, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.tikl\.
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 11316, this pair ranks #409,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of argile vs article
Shared letters: aeilr. Private to "argile": g. Private to "article": ct.
"argile" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "article" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "argile" for "article" ever safe?
Frequency check: "argile" vs "article" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "argile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "article" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "argile" and "article" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "argile vs argilo". 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 #409,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.