Which to use
“ADR” and “aldo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,414
- “ADR” frequency rank
- #26,953
- “aldo” frequency rank
- 72367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ADR | aldo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accord relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par route, fixant les conditions d’emballage, d’étiquetage des marchandises dangereuses, ainsi que celles concernant les véhicules utilisés et le transport lui-même. | Alto. |
Where the eye mixes ADR and aldo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ADR runs 3 letters (VCC) against aldo's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ADR with aldo
A purely visual mix-up. ADR (\ɑ.de.ɛʁ\) and aldo (\ˈal.do\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ADR is recorded at frequency rank #45,414, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ.de.ɛʁ\. aldo is at rank #26,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈal.do\.
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 72367, this pair ranks #44,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ADR vs aldo
Shared letters: ad. Private to "ADR": r. Private to "aldo": lo.
"ADR" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "aldo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aldo ← adlo · alddo · alldo · alod · lado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ADR" for "aldo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ADR" vs "aldo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ADR" and "aldo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ADR" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aldo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ADR" and "aldo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ADR vs aur". 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 #44,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.