Which to use
“arte” is a name and “artus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,655
- “arte” frequency rank
- #40,127
- “artus” frequency rank
- 48782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arte | artus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | variante de Arte. | Étroit, serré. |
Letter map: arte vs artus
Shared letters muted; letters that set arte and artus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - arte and artus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: arte is aname and artusanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arte is recorded at frequency rank #8,655, classified as aname, pronounced \aʁ.te\. artus is at rank #40,127, tagged as anadj.
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 48782, this pair ranks #176,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arte vs artus
Shared letters: art. Private to "arte": e. Private to "artus": su.
"arte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "artus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arte" for "artus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arte" vs "artus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "arte" and "artus".
- Full dictionary entry for "arte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "artus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arte" and "artus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arti vs artus". 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 #176,084 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.