Which to use
“élec” and “eyes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,965
- “élec” frequency rank
- #21,318
- “eyes” frequency rank
- 67283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élec | eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Électricité. | Pluriel de eye, « yeux ». |
Where the eye mixes élec and eyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. élec (VCVC) and eyes (VVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: élec vs eyes
A purely visual mix-up. élec (\e.lɛk\) and eyes (\aɪz\) 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 67283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élec is recorded at frequency rank #45,965, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.lɛk\. eyes is at rank #21,318, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aɪz\.
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 67283, this pair ranks #64,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of élec vs eyes
Shared letters: e. Private to "élec": clé. Private to "eyes": sy.
"élec" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "eyes" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eyes ← eeys · eyess · eyse · eyyes · yees
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "élec" and "eyes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "élec" vs "eyes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "élec" and "eyes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "élec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élec" and "eyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "élec vs ell". 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 #64,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.