Which to use
“Arthur” is a name and “artus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,040
- “Arthur” frequency rank
- #40,127
- “artus” frequency rank
- 44167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Arthur | artus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin. | Étroit, serré. |
Letter map: Arthur vs artus
Shared letters muted; letters that set Arthur and artus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Arthur runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against artus's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Arthur and artus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Arthur is aname and artusanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Arthur is recorded at frequency rank #4,040, classified as aname, pronounced \aʁ.tyʁ\. 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 44167, this pair ranks #212,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Arthur vs artus
Shared letters: artu. Private to "Arthur": h. Private to "artus": s.
"Arthur" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "artus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Arthur" and "artus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Arthur" vs "artus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Arthur" and "artus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Arthur" 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 #212,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Arthur" 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 #212,523 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.