allege
\əˈlɛdʒ\
The verdict
“allege” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aspirer à, prétendre à.
Corpus desk
Index FR-allege · allege · French
allege · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | allege |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \əˈlɛdʒ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
allege is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \əˈlɛdʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for allege in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is allege, spelled A-L-L-E-G-E.
Definition
- 1Aspirer à, prétendre à.
- 2Affirmer.
- 3Accuser.
- 4Alléguer.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.