Which to use
“argile” and “asile” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,991
- “argile” frequency rank
- #5,007
- “asile” frequency rank
- 15998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | argile | asile |
|---|---|---|
| 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.). | Privilège d’inviolabilité accordé à certaines personnes et à certains lieux chez les anciens. |
Where the eye mixes argile and asile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. argile runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against asile's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between argile and asile
A purely visual mix-up. argile (\aʁ.ʒil\) and asile (\a.zil\) 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 15998, 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\. asile is at rank #5,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.zil\.
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 15998, this pair ranks #389,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of argile vs asile
Shared letters: aeil. Private to "argile": gr. Private to "asile": s.
"argile" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "asile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "argile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "argile" and "asile" 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 #389,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.