aller
\a.le\
The verdict
“aller” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #201
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se déplacer jusqu'à un endroit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aller · aller · French
aller · rank #201 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #201
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH état
Nearest frequency peer: état (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “aller”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- prendre
prendre
99,803 corpus weight
- veut
veut
99,802 corpus weight
- état
état
99,801 corpus weight
- aller
aller
99,800 corpus weight
- cours
cours
99,799 corpus weight
- peux
peux
99,798 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “aller” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.le\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aller” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around aller (IPA \a.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #201 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 19 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for aller, with forms such as "alelr", "aler", and "allerr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "amer", "allô", "alur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aller, spelled A-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se déplacer jusqu'à un endroit.
- 2Suivi d’un infinitif, il sert de semi-auxiliaire pour conjuguer un verbe au futur proche, indiquant que quelque chose est sur le point d’avoir lieu.
- 3Fonctionner, en parlant d’un mécanisme, d’un projet ou de la santé de quelqu'un.
- 4Indique la façon dont une chose sied à quelqu'un ou à quelque chose d’autre ; convenir, être assorti.
- 5Indique l’étendue de certaines choses.
- 6Marque la destination d’un chemin, la direction des choses.
- 7Indique une évolution, un progrès de quelque chose.
- 8Désigne l'objectif, le résultat de quelque chose.
- 9Manière dont on agit, dont on se comporte en de certaines choses, et, dans cette acception, on l’emploie souvent avec la particule y (y aller).
- 10Miser au jeu.
- 11Il se joint au participe présent d’un verbe pour lui exprimer, avec l’idée d’une progression, celle d’une certaine durée de l’action.
- 12À l’impératif, il sert également à faire des souhaits, des exhortations ou des menaces et à marquer de l’indignation.
- 13À l’impératif, invitation à continuer, à poursuivre ce qui était en cours.
- 14(y aller de) Joint à l'adverbe y et employé comme verbe impersonnel, sert à marquer ce qui est mis en cause, de quoi il s’agit.
- 15(en aller de) Joint à l'adverbe en et employé comme verbe impersonnel, il sert à exprimer une comparaison.
- 16Déféquer.
- 17Aller à la rencontre, aller au combat, aller à l’affrontement.
- 18Continuer à vivre, survivre.
- 19Mêler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dès le lendemain, Lucien, en tilbury, et suivi de deux laquais à cheval, alla pour mettre des cartes chez les dames auxquelles il avait eu l’honneur d’être présenté la veille.
Tous les fleuves vont à la mer, a dit l’Ecclésiaste dans un magnifique langage, et la mer ne déborde point, et ils retournent aux lieux d'où ils sont sortis pour couler de nouveau.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alelr
- aler
- allerr
- allre
- laler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aller - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aller", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "aller". Here's where to go from here.
- "aller" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "amer". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #201 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.