Which to use
“arts” and “avis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,692
- “arts” frequency rank
- #503
- “avis” frequency rank
- 2195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arts | avis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de art. | Ce que l’on pense et aussi ce que l’on en dit ; opinion. |
Where the eye mixes arts and avis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arts vs avis
A purely visual mix-up. arts (\aʁ\) and avis (\a.vi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arts is recorded at frequency rank #1,692, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ\. avis is at rank #503, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vi\.
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 2195, this pair ranks #436,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arts vs avis
Shared letters: as. Private to "arts": rt. Private to "avis": iv.
"arts" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arts" and "avis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "arts" or "avis" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arts" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arts vs aves". 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 #436,603 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.