Which to use
“arrivais” and “arrivons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,907
- “arrivais” frequency rank
- #14,413
- “arrivons” frequency rank
- 27320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrivais | arrivons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe arriver. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arriver. |
Where the eye mixes arrivais and arrivons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between arrivais and arrivons
A purely visual mix-up. arrivais (\a.ʁi.vɛ\) and arrivons (\a.ʁi.vɔ̃\) 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 27320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrivais is recorded at frequency rank #12,907, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁi.vɛ\. arrivons is at rank #14,413, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʁi.vɔ̃\.
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 27320, this pair ranks #329,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrivais vs arrivons
Shared letters: airsv. Private to "arrivais": -. Private to "arrivons": no.
"arrivais" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "arrivons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrivais" and "arrivons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "arrivais" or "arrivons"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrivais" and "arrivons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrivions vs arrivons". 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 #329,730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.