Which to use
“asthme” and “atome” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,299
- “asthme” frequency rank
- #15,092
- “atome” frequency rank
- 31391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asthme | atome |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inflammation chronique et évolutive des bronches, entraînant une bronchoconstriction et une gêne respiratoire à l'expiration. | Composant de la matière, plus petite partie d’un corps simple pouvant se combiner avec une autre. |
Where the eye mixes asthme and atome
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. asthme runs 6 letters (VCCCCV) against atome's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: asthme vs atome
A purely visual mix-up. asthme (\asm\) and atome (\a.tom\) 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 31391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asthme is recorded at frequency rank #16,299, classified as anoun, pronounced \asm\. atome is at rank #15,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.tom\.
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 31391, this pair ranks #304,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asthme vs atome
Shared letters: aemt. Private to "asthme": hs. Private to "atome": o.
"asthme" · 6 letters · shape VCCCCV · "atome" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asthme" for "atome" ever safe?
Frequency check: "asthme" vs "atome" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "asthme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atome" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asthme" and "atome" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atome vs atos". 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 #304,084 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.