Which to use
“franchi” is a verb and “francs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,841
- “franchi” frequency rank
- #3,536
- “francs” frequency rank
- 13377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | franchi | francs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de franchir. | Masculin pluriel de franc. |
Where the eye mixes franchi and francs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. franchi runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against francs's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses franchi with francs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: franchi is \fʁɑ̃.ʃi\ while francs is \fʁɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
franchi is recorded at frequency rank #9,841, classified as averb, pronounced \fʁɑ̃.ʃi\. francs is at rank #3,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fʁɑ̃\.
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 13377, this pair ranks #401,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of franchi vs francs
Shared letters: acfnr. Private to "franchi": hi. Private to "francs": s.
"franchi" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "francs" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "franchi" for "francs" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "franchi" or "francs" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "franchi" and "francs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "franchi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "francs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "franchi" and "francs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "franchi vs francos". 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 #401,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.