Which to use
“arriverons” and “arrivions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,685
- “arriverons” frequency rank
- #49,491
- “arrivions” frequency rank
- 82176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arriverons | arrivions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du futur du verbe arriver. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe arriver. |
Where the eye mixes arriverons and arrivions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arriverons runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCC) against arrivions's 9 (VCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arriverons with arrivions
A purely visual mix-up. arriverons (\a.ʁi.və.ʁɔ̃\) and arrivions (\a.ʁi.vjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arriverons is recorded at frequency rank #32,685, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁi.və.ʁɔ̃\. arrivions is at rank #49,491, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʁi.vjɔ̃\.
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 82176, this pair ranks #17,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arriverons vs arrivions
Shared letters: ainorsv. Private to "arriverons": e. Private to "arrivions": -.
"arriverons" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC · "arrivions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arriverons ← arirverons · ariverons · arrievrons · arriveorns · arrivernos · arriveronns · arriveronss · arriverosn
- arrivions ← arirvions · arivions · arriivons · arrivinos · arrivionns · arrivionss · arriviosn · arrivoins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arriverons" for "arrivions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arriverons" or "arrivions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "arriverons" and "arrivions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arriverons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arriverons" and "arrivions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrêterons vs arriverons". 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 #17,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.