allègre

\a.lɛɡʁ\

/\a.lɛɡʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“allègre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,147
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plein d’entrain, joyeux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allegre · allègre · French

allègre · rank #42,147 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,147
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH alléchant

Nearest frequency peer: alléchant (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « allègre »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « allègre » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

allègre vs aller
57% similar
allègre vs allure
71% similar
allègre vs allers
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for allègre
PropertyValue
Headwordallègre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.lɛɡʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,147
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « allègre »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.allègrese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « alléchant » (#42,148), « Albertain » (#42,145), « allégement » (#42,149). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « allègre » est au #42,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around allègre (IPA \a.lɛɡʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,147 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plein d’entrain, joyeux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for allègre, with forms such as "allgère", "allèger", and "allèggre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "aller", "allure", "allers", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is allègre, spelled A-L-L-È-G-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plein d’entrain, joyeux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how allègre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Toutes vos initiatives toujours allègres et fécondes…
  2. Ayant en outre du mal à reconnaître les expressions du visage, [les autistes] ignorent si leur interlocuteur est triste ou allègre, fâché ou amical.

This word in other languages

joyful(English)alegre(Español)fröhlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allgère
  • allèger
  • allèggre
  • allègrre
  • allèrge
  • alègre
  • alèlgre
  • lalègre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of allègre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

allgère2allèger2allèggre1allègrre1allèrge2alègre1alèlgre2lalègre2
Edit distance from "allègre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allègre"?
"allègre" is spelled A-L-L-È-G-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɛɡʁ\.
What does "allègre" mean?
As an adjective, "allègre" means: Plein d’entrain, joyeux.
What words are commonly confused with "allègre"?
"allègre" is commonly confused with "aller", "allure", "allers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allègre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allègre" is \a.lɛɡʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allègre" come from?
"allègre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "allègre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

armando#42,161éoliens#42,130zouaves#42,126avouant#42,173

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Aubrey8 variantsbaveux8 variantsUrsule8 variantsbrodée8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list