Which to use
“affilié” and “affligé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,108
- “affilié” frequency rank
- #41,111
- “affligé” frequency rank
- 59219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | affilié | affligé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est dans un groupement, une association. | Qui a de l’affliction. |
Where the eye mixes affilié and affligé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. affilié (VCCVCVV) and affligé (VCCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: affilié vs affligé
A purely visual mix-up. affilié (\a.fi.lje\) and affligé (\a.fli.ʒe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
affilié is recorded at frequency rank #18,108, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.fi.lje\. affligé is at rank #41,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.fli.ʒe\.
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 59219, this pair ranks #104,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of affilié vs affligé
Shared letters: afilé. Private to "affilié": -. Private to "affligé": g.
"affilié" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "affligé" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "affilié" and "affligé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "affilié" or "affligé" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "affilié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "affligé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "affilié" and "affligé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "affilé vs affligé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.