Which to use
“harmonica” and “harmonies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,558
- “harmonica” frequency rank
- #28,587
- “harmonies” frequency rank
- 63145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harmonica | harmonies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrument de musique composé de cloches ou de verres, de différents timbres, qu’on fait résonner. | Pluriel de harmonie. |
Where the eye mixes harmonica and harmonies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between harmonica and harmonies
A purely visual mix-up. harmonica (^((h muet))\aʁ.mɔ.ni.ka\) and harmonies (\aʁ.mɔ.ni\) 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 63145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harmonica is recorded at frequency rank #34,558, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\aʁ.mɔ.ni.ka\. harmonies is at rank #28,587, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.mɔ.ni\.
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 63145, this pair ranks #83,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of harmonica vs harmonies
Shared letters: ahimnor. Private to "harmonica": c. Private to "harmonies": es.
"harmonica" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "harmonies" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "harmonica" and "harmonies" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "harmonica" vs "harmonies" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "harmonica" and "harmonies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "harmonica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harmonies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harmonica" and "harmonies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harmonies vs harmoniques". 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 #83,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.