Which to use
“ADSL” is a noun and “aus” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,909
- “ADSL” frequency rank
- #18,401
- “aus” frequency rank
- 39310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ADSL | aus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Technologie de communication haut débit permettant d’utiliser les lignes téléphoniques déjà existantes afin d’accéder à Internet et d’autres services. | De (désigne la provenance). |
Where the eye mixes ADSL and aus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ADSL with aus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ADSL is \a.de.ɛs.ɛl\ while aus is \aʊ̯s\. 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 (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ADSL is recorded at frequency rank #20,909, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.de.ɛs.ɛl\. aus is at rank #18,401, tagged as aprep, pronounced \aʊ̯s\.
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 39310, this pair ranks #248,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ADSL vs aus
Shared letters: as. Private to "ADSL": dl. Private to "aus": u.
"ADSL" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "aus" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ADSL ← addsl · adls · adsll · adssl · asdl · dasl
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ADSL" and "aus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ADSL" or "aus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ADSL" and "aus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ADSL" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ADSL" and "aus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ADSL vs aol". 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 #248,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.