Which to use
“inch” and “inox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,096
- “inch” frequency rank
- #26,059
- “inox” frequency rank
- 61155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inch | inox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pouce : unité de mesure de longueur (système impérial britannique). | Matériau dit inoxydable. |
Where the eye mixes inch and inox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. inch (VCCC) and inox (VCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between inch and inox
A purely visual mix-up. inch (\ɪntʃ\) and inox (\i.nɔks\) 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 61155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inch is recorded at frequency rank #35,096, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɪntʃ\. inox is at rank #26,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.nɔks\.
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 61155, this pair ranks #93,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inch vs inox
Shared letters: in. Private to "inch": ch. Private to "inox": ox.
"inch" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "inox" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inch" and "inox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "inch" or "inox" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "inch" and "inox" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inch" and "inox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iec vs inch". 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 #93,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.