Which to use
“Atom” and “atome” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,255
- “Atom” frequency rank
- #15,092
- “atome” frequency rank
- 51347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Atom | atome |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atome. | Composant de la matière, plus petite partie d’un corps simple pouvant se combiner avec une autre. |
Same sound, different letters: Atom vs atome
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Atom / atome
This is the hard kind. Atom and atome are pronounced identically (\aˈtoːm\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Atom” sits inside “atome”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Atom is recorded at frequency rank #36,255, classified as anoun, pronounced \aˈtoːm\. 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 51347, this pair ranks #155,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Atom vs atome
Shared letters: amot. Private to "Atom": -. Private to "atome": e.
"Atom" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "atome" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Atom" and "atome" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Atom" vs "atome" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Atom" 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 #155,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Atom" and "atome" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "astor vs Atom". 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 #155,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.