Which to use
“arms” and “arti” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,175
- “arms” frequency rank
- #49,494
- “arti” frequency rank
- 86669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arms | arti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Armoiries, blason. | Métier. |
Where the eye mixes arms and arti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. arms (VCCC) and arti (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: arms vs arti
A purely visual mix-up. arms (\ɑːmz\) and arti (\ˈar.ti\) 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 86669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arms is recorded at frequency rank #37,175, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑːmz\. arti is at rank #49,494, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈar.ti\.
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 86669, this pair ranks #9,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arms vs arti
Shared letters: ar. Private to "arms": ms. Private to "arti": it.
"arms" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "arti" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arms" and "arti" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arms" and "arti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arti vs aru". 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 #9,369 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.