Which to use
“argiles” and “argilo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,055
- “argiles” frequency rank
- #46,581
- “argilo” frequency rank
- 74636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | argiles | argilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de argile. | Argile. |
Where the eye mixes argiles and argilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between argiles and argilo
A purely visual mix-up. argiles (\aʁ.ʒil\) and argilo (\ar.ˈɡi.lo\) 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 74636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
argiles is recorded at frequency rank #28,055, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ʒil\. argilo is at rank #46,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ar.ˈɡi.lo\.
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 74636, this pair ranks #36,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of argiles vs argilo
Shared letters: agilr. Private to "argiles": es. Private to "argilo": o.
"argiles" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "argilo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "argiles" and "argilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "argiles" or "argilo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "argiles" and "argilo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "argiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "argilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "argiles" and "argilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "argilo vs argo". 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 #36,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.