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“armatures” and “armures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,601
- “armatures” frequency rank
- #25,206
- “armures” frequency rank
- 65807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | armatures | armures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de armature. | Pluriel de armure. |
Where the eye mixes armatures and armures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: armatures vs armures
A purely visual mix-up. armatures (\aʁ.ma.tyʁ\) and armures (\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 65807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
armatures is recorded at frequency rank #40,601, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ma.tyʁ\. armures is at rank #25,206, 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 65807, this pair ranks #70,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of armatures vs armures
Shared letters: aemrsu. Private to "armatures": t. Private to "armures": -.
"armatures" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "armures" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "armatures" and "armures" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "armatures" vs "armures" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "armatures" and "armures" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "armatures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "armures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "armatures" and "armures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "armateurs 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 #70,672 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.