AdlervsallésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Adler is a name, allés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Adler” is a name and “allés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,041
“Adler” frequency rank
#6,584
“allés” frequency rank
34625
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Adler allés
Definition Nom de famille. Masculin pluriel du participe passé du verbe aller.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Adler and allés apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Adler
5 ch
allés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adler is \ad.lœʁ\ while allés is \a.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Adler is recorded at frequency rank #28,041, classified as aname, pronounced \ad.lœʁ\. allés is at rank #6,584, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.le\.

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 34625, this pair ranks #282,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Adler vs allés

Shared letters: al. Private to "Adler": der. Private to "allés": .

"Adler" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "allés" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Adleraddler · adelr · adlerr · adller · adlre · alder · daler

Frequency comparison

Adler#28,041
allés#6,584

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Adler" and "allés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Adler" is a name and "allés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Adler" or "allés"?
"allés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,584 in our French list, against #28,041 for "Adler". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Adler vs allés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Adler”; for a verb, it's “allés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Adler” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list