Which to use
“âgés” is an adjective and “Alex” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,016
- “âgés” frequency rank
- #3,313
- “Alex” frequency rank
- 10329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | âgés | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de âgé. | Commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie. |
Where the eye mixes âgés and Alex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. No shared run - shape, not overlap, is the trap. âgés and Alex follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: âgés vs Alex
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: âgés is \a.ʒe\ while Alex is \a.lɛks\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
âgés is recorded at frequency rank #7,016, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒe\. Alex is at rank #3,313, tagged as aname, pronounced \a.lɛks\.
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 10329, this pair ranks #413,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of âgés vs Alex
Shared letters: none. Private to "âgés": gsâé. Private to "Alex": aelx.
"âgés" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Alex" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Alex ← aelx · alexx · allex · alxe · laex
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "âgés" for "Alex" ever safe?
Frequency check: "âgés" vs "Alex" - which ranks higher?
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 "âgés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Alex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "âgés" and "Alex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "âgés vs aves". 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 #413,387 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.