Which to use
“stone” and “strong” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,932
- “stone” frequency rank
- #21,174
- “strong” frequency rank
- 30106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stone | strong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hébété, manquant de vitalité, en particulier à la suite d’une consommation de psychotropes. | Fort, puissant. |
Where the eye mixes stone and strong
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stone vs strong
A purely visual mix-up. stone (\ston\) and strong (\ˈstɹɔŋ\) 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 30106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stone is recorded at frequency rank #8,932, classified as anadj, pronounced \ston\. strong is at rank #21,174, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈstɹɔŋ\.
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 30106, this pair ranks #312,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stone vs strong
Shared letters: nost. Private to "stone": e. Private to "strong": gr.
"stone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "strong" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stone" for "strong" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stone" vs "strong" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stone" and "strong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strings vs strong". 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 #312,454 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.