Which to use
“arrivants” and “arrogants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,623
- “arrivants” frequency rank
- #34,423
- “arrogants” frequency rank
- 52046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrivants | arrogants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de arrivant. | Masculin pluriel de arrogant. |
Where the eye mixes arrivants and arrogants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrivants and arrogants follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: arrivants vs arrogants
A purely visual mix-up. arrivants (\a.ʁi.vɑ̃\) and arrogants (\a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃\) 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 52046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrivants is recorded at frequency rank #17,623, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁi.vɑ̃\. arrogants is at rank #34,423, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃\.
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 52046, this pair ranks #150,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrivants vs arrogants
Shared letters: anrst. Private to "arrivants": iv. Private to "arrogants": go.
"arrivants" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "arrogants" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrivants" for "arrogants" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arrivants" vs "arrogants" - 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 "arrivants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrogants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrivants" and "arrogants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrogante vs arrogants". 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 #150,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.