Which to use
“arrêt” and “arrow” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,316
- “arrêt” frequency rank
- #19,743
- “arrow” frequency rank
- 21059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrêt | arrow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de s’arrêter ou état d’être arrêté. | Flèche. |
Where the eye mixes arrêt and arrow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arrêt vs arrow
A purely visual mix-up. arrêt (\a.ʁɛ\) and arrow (\ˈæɹ.oʊ\) 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 21059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrêt is recorded at frequency rank #1,316, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʁɛ\. arrow is at rank #19,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈæɹ.oʊ\.
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 21059, this pair ranks #365,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrêt vs arrow
Shared letters: ar. Private to "arrêt": tê. Private to "arrow": ow.
"arrêt" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "arrow" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrow ← arorw · arow · arroww · arrwo · rarow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrêt" for "arrow" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arrêt" vs "arrow" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrêt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrêt" and "arrow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aero vs arrow". 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 #365,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.