Which to use
“scans” and “stan” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,269
- “scans” frequency rank
- #8,465
- “stan” frequency rank
- 43734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scans | stan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de scan. | État, manière d’être. |
Where the eye mixes scans and stan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: scans vs stan
A purely visual mix-up. scans (\skan\) and stan (\stãn\) 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 43734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scans is recorded at frequency rank #35,269, classified as anoun, pronounced \skan\. stan is at rank #8,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stãn\.
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 43734, this pair ranks #215,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scans vs stan
Shared letters: ans. Private to "scans": c. Private to "stan": t.
"scans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scans" for "stan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "scans" vs "stan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "scans" and "stan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scans" and "stan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scans vs seals". 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 #215,837 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.