Which to use
“adores” and “avoues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,627
- “adores” frequency rank
- #45,458
- “avoues” frequency rank
- 85085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adores | avoues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de adorer. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe avouer. |
Where the eye mixes adores and avoues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. adores (VCVCVC) and avoues (VCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: adores vs avoues
A purely visual mix-up. adores (\a.dɔʁ\) and avoues (\a.vu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adores is recorded at frequency rank #39,627, classified as averb, pronounced \a.dɔʁ\. avoues is at rank #45,458, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.vu\.
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 85085, this pair ranks #11,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adores vs avoues
Shared letters: aeos. Private to "adores": dr. Private to "avoues": uv.
"adores" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avoues" · 6 letters · shape VCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adores" for "avoues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adores" vs "avoues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adores" and "avoues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avoues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adores" and "avoues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aves vs avoues". 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 #11,903 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.