Which to use
“argo” and “arts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,147
- “argo” frequency rank
- #1,692
- “arts” frequency rank
- 39839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | argo | arts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Argot. | Pluriel de art. |
Where the eye mixes argo and arts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses argo with arts
A purely visual mix-up. argo (\ɑɾ.ɡo\) and arts (\aʁ\) 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 39839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
argo is recorded at frequency rank #38,147, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑɾ.ɡo\. arts is at rank #1,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ\.
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 39839, this pair ranks #244,980 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of argo vs arts
Shared letters: ar. Private to "argo": go. Private to "arts": st.
"argo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "arts" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "argo" for "arts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "argo" or "arts"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "argo" and "arts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "argo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,980 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "argo" and "arts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "argo vs arti". 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 #244,980 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.