Which to use
“eddy” and “ends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,573
- “eddy” frequency rank
- #12,371
- “ends” frequency rank
- 23944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eddy | ends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remous, tourbillon (d’eau, d’air, de neige, de fumée…). | Pluriel de end. |
Where the eye mixes eddy and ends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eddy and ends
A purely visual mix-up. eddy (\ˈɛd.i\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eddy is recorded at frequency rank #11,573, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛd.i\. 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 23944, this pair ranks #349,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eddy vs ends
Shared letters: de. Private to "eddy": y. Private to "ends": ns.
"eddy" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ends" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eddy" and "ends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "eddy" or "ends" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eddy" and "ends" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eddy" 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 #349,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eddy" and "ends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eddy vs ely". 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 #349,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.