Which to use
“épices” and “espaces” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,088
- “épices” frequency rank
- #3,253
- “espaces” frequency rank
- 15341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épices | espaces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Émolument qui était dû aux juges pendant un procès. Forme elliptique de épices des juges. | Pluriel de espace. |
Where the eye mixes épices and espaces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. épices runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against espaces's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between épices and espaces
A purely visual mix-up. épices (\e.pis\) and espaces (\ɛs.pas\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épices is recorded at frequency rank #12,088, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.pis\. espaces is at rank #3,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.pas\.
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 15341, this pair ranks #392,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of épices vs espaces
Shared letters: ceps. Private to "épices": ié. Private to "espaces": a.
"épices" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "espaces" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- espaces ← epsaces · esapces · espacces · espacess · espacse · espaecs · espcaes · esppaces
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "épices" and "espaces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "épices" or "espaces"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "épices" and "espaces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "épices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "espaces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épices" and "espaces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épices vs épier". 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 #392,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.