Which to use
“ric” and “ricci” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,114
- “ric” frequency rank
- #33,872
- “ricci” frequency rank
- 58986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ric | ricci |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de ricard. | Pluriel de riccio. |
Where the eye mixes ric and ricci
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ric runs 3 letters (CVC) against ricci's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ric vs ricci
A purely visual mix-up. ric (\ʁik\) and ricci (\ˈrit.tʃo\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ric” sits inside “ricci”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ric is recorded at frequency rank #25,114, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁik\. ricci is at rank #33,872, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈrit.tʃo\.
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 58986, this pair ranks #105,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ric vs ricci
Shared letters: cir. Private to "ric": -. Private to "ricci": -.
"ric" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ricci" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ricci ← ircci · rcici · rici · ricic · rricci
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ric" for "ricci" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ric" or "ricci"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ric" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ricci" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ric" and "ricci" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs ric". 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 #105,738 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.