Which to use
“écus” and “ends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,086
- “écus” frequency rank
- #12,371
- “ends” frequency rank
- 45457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écus | ends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de écu. | Pluriel de end. |
Where the eye mixes écus and ends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: écus vs ends
A purely visual mix-up. écus (\e.ky\) and ends (\ˈɛndz\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écus is recorded at frequency rank #33,086, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ky\. ends is at rank #12,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛndz\.
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 45457, this pair ranks #202,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écus vs ends
Shared letters: s. Private to "écus": cué. Private to "ends": den.
"écus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ends" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ends ← edns · endds · endss · ennds · ensd · neds
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écus" and "ends" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "écus" or "ends" show up more?
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 "écus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écus" and "ends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écus vs étuis". 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 #202,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.