Which to use
“arrivions” and “arrivons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,491
- “arrivions” frequency rank
- #14,413
- “arrivons” frequency rank
- 63904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrivions | arrivons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe arriver. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arriver. |
Where the eye mixes arrivions and arrivons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arrivions runs 9 letters (VCCVCVVCC) against arrivons's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arrivions and arrivons
A purely visual mix-up. arrivions (\a.ʁi.vjɔ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrivions is recorded at frequency rank #49,491, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁi.vjɔ̃\. 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 63904, this pair ranks #79,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arrivions vs arrivons
Shared letters: ainorsv. Private to "arrivions": -. Private to "arrivons": -.
"arrivions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "arrivons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrivions" and "arrivons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "arrivions" vs "arrivons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "arrivions" and "arrivons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivions" 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 #79,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrivions" and "arrivons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arriverons vs arrivions". 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 #79,615 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.