Which to use
“arrivez” and “auriez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,913
- “arrivez” frequency rank
- #6,782
- “auriez” frequency rank
- 18695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrivez | auriez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arriver. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du conditionnel du verbe avoir. |
Where the eye mixes arrivez and auriez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. arrivez runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against auriez's 6 (VVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arrivez and auriez
A purely visual mix-up. arrivez (\a.ʁi.ve\) and auriez (\o.ʁje\) 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 18695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrivez is recorded at frequency rank #11,913, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁi.ve\. auriez is at rank #6,782, tagged as averb, pronounced \o.ʁje\.
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 18695, this pair ranks #377,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrivez vs auriez
Shared letters: aeirz. Private to "arrivez": v. Private to "auriez": u.
"arrivez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "auriez" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrivez" and "auriez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "arrivez" or "auriez"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auriez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrivez" and "auriez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aure vs auriez". 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 #377,023 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.