Which to use
“armature” and “armure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,696
- “armature” frequency rank
- #10,632
- “armure” frequency rank
- 38328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | armature | armure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des pièces de bois ou de métal qui servent à maintenir les parties d’un ouvrage, en construction ou achevé : | Ensemble de l’équipement défensif qui protège le corps ou les membres, comme la cuirasse, le casque, etc. |
Where the eye mixes armature and armure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. armature runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against armure's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses armature with armure
A purely visual mix-up. armature (\aʁ.ma.tyʁ\) and armure (\aʁ.myʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
armature is recorded at frequency rank #27,696, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ma.tyʁ\. armure is at rank #10,632, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.myʁ\.
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 38328, this pair ranks #256,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of armature vs armure
Shared letters: aemru. Private to "armature": t. Private to "armure": -.
"armature" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "armure" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "armature" and "armure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "armature" vs "armure" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "armature" and "armure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "armature" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "armure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "armature" and "armure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "armature vs armatures". 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 #256,020 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.