# arnaque vs arnaquer

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### arnaque
*noun · IPA \aʁ.nak\ · frequency rank #7,523*
Police.

### arnaquer
*verb · IPA \aʁ.na.ke\ · frequency rank #25,553*
Abîmer, recevoir ou donner des coups, machiner quelque chose.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/arnaque-vs-arnaquer