Which to use
“ae” is a noun and “aux” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,911
- “ae” frequency rank
- #58
- “aux” frequency rank
- 20969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ae | aux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Graine. | Contraction obligatoire de la préposition à et de l'article défini les. |
Letter map: ae vs aux
Shared letters muted; letters that set ae and aux apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ae and aux
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ae is anoun and auxanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ae is recorded at frequency rank #20,911, classified as anoun. aux is at rank #58, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \o\.
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 20969, this pair ranks #365,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ae vs aux
Shared letters: a. Private to "ae": e. Private to "aux": ux.
"ae" · 2 letters · shape VV · "aux" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ae" for "aux" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ae" or "aux"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ae" and "aux".
- Full dictionary entry for "ae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ae" and "aux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ae vs aves". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #365,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.