Which to use
“Adler” is a name and “avaler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,041
- “Adler” frequency rank
- #9,273
- “avaler” frequency rank
- 37314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adler | avaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Faire descendre par le gosier dans l’estomac. |
Where the eye mixes Adler and avaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Adler runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against avaler's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Adler and avaler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adler is \ad.lœʁ\ while avaler is \a.va.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37314, 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\. avaler is at rank #9,273, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.va.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 37314, this pair ranks #263,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Adler vs avaler
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "Adler": d. Private to "avaler": v.
"Adler" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "avaler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Adler" and "avaler" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Adler" vs "avaler" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Adler" and "avaler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adler" and "avaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adler vs adulé". 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 #263,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.