Which to use
“arnaques” is a noun and “arnaqueurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,486
- “arnaques” frequency rank
- #44,868
- “arnaqueurs” frequency rank
- 67354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arnaques | arnaqueurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de arnaque. | Masculin pluriel de arnaqueur. |
Where the eye mixes arnaques and arnaqueurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arnaques runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against arnaqueurs's 10 (VCCVCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arnaques vs arnaqueurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arnaques is \aʁ.nak\ while arnaqueurs is \aʁ.na.kœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arnaques is recorded at frequency rank #22,486, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.nak\. arnaqueurs is at rank #44,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced \aʁ.na.kœʁ\.
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 67354, this pair ranks #63,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arnaques vs arnaqueurs
Shared letters: aenqrsu. Private to "arnaques": -. Private to "arnaqueurs": -.
"arnaques" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "arnaqueurs" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arnaques ← anraques · aranques · arnaqeus · arnaqques · arnaquess · arnaquse · arnauqes · arnnaques
- arnaqueurs ← anraqueurs · aranqueurs · arnaqeuurs · arnaqqueurs · arnaquerus · arnaqueurrs · arnaqueurss · arnaqueusr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arnaques" for "arnaqueurs" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "arnaques" or "arnaqueurs" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arnaques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arnaqueurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arnaques" and "arnaqueurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arnaqueur vs arnaqueurs". 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 #63,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.