Which to use
“autrice” and “avarice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,315
- “autrice” frequency rank
- #37,673
- “avarice” frequency rank
- 81988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autrice | avarice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est à l’origine de quelque chose. | Attachement excessif à la possession d’argent, de richesses, sans en faire l’usage. |
Where the eye mixes autrice and avarice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. autrice (VVCCVCV) and avarice (VCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: autrice vs avarice
A purely visual mix-up. autrice (\o.tʁis\) and avarice (\a.va.ʁis\) 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 81988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autrice is recorded at frequency rank #44,315, classified as anoun, pronounced \o.tʁis\. avarice is at rank #37,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.va.ʁis\.
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 81988, this pair ranks #17,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of autrice vs avarice
Shared letters: aceir. Private to "autrice": tu. Private to "avarice": v.
"autrice" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV · "avarice" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "autrice" and "avarice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "autrice" or "avarice"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "autrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avarice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autrice" and "avarice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amatrice vs autrice". 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 #17,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.