Which to use
“spammer” and “spasmes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,028
- “spammer” frequency rank
- #35,738
- “spasmes” frequency rank
- 75766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spammer | spasmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui envoie des spams. | Pluriel de spasme. |
Where the eye mixes spammer and spasmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. spammer and spasmes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between spammer and spasmes
A purely visual mix-up. spammer (\spa.mœʁ\) and spasmes (\spasm\) 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 75766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spammer is recorded at frequency rank #40,028, classified as anoun, pronounced \spa.mœʁ\. spasmes is at rank #35,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced \spasm\.
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 75766, this pair ranks #33,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of spammer vs spasmes
Shared letters: aemps. Private to "spammer": r. Private to "spasmes": -.
"spammer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "spasmes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spammer" for "spasmes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "spammer" or "spasmes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "spammer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spasmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spammer" and "spasmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sommer vs spammer". 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 #33,080 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.