Which to use
“ink” and “inox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,673
- “ink” frequency rank
- #26,059
- “inox” frequency rank
- 71732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ink | inox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Encre. | Matériau dit inoxydable. |
Where the eye mixes ink and inox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ink runs 3 letters (VCC) against inox's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ink with inox
A purely visual mix-up. ink (\ɪŋk\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ink is recorded at frequency rank #45,673, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɪŋk\. 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 71732, this pair ranks #46,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ink vs inox
Shared letters: in. Private to "ink": k. Private to "inox": ox.
"ink" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "inox" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inox ← innox · inoxx · inxo · ionx
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ink" and "inox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ink" or "inox"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ink" and "inox" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ink" 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 #46,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ink" and "inox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ink vs isi". 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 #46,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.