Which to use
“ets” and “eyes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,541
- “ets” frequency rank
- #21,318
- “eyes” frequency rank
- 44859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ets | eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eau-forte. | Pluriel de eye, « yeux ». |
Where the eye mixes ets and eyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ets runs 3 letters (VCC) against eyes's 4 (VVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ets vs eyes
A purely visual mix-up. ets (\ɛts\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ets is recorded at frequency rank #23,541, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛts\. 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 44859, this pair ranks #207,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ets vs eyes
Shared letters: es. Private to "ets": t. Private to "eyes": y.
"ets" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "eyes" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eyes ← eeys · eyess · eyse · eyyes · yees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ets" for "eyes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ets" vs "eyes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ets" and "eyes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ets" 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 #207,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ets" and "eyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs ets". 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 #207,252 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.