Which to use
“aidons” and “allons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,044
- “aidons” frequency rank
- #1,581
- “allons” frequency rank
- 31625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aidons | allons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aider. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aller. |
Where the eye mixes aidons and allons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aidons vs allons
A purely visual mix-up. aidons (\ɛ.dɔ̃\) and allons (\a.lɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aidons is recorded at frequency rank #30,044, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ.dɔ̃\. allons is at rank #1,581, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.lɔ̃\.
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 31625, this pair ranks #302,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aidons vs allons
Shared letters: anos. Private to "aidons": di. Private to "allons": l.
"aidons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "allons" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aidons" and "allons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aidons" or "allons"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aidons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aidons" and "allons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aidons vs ains". 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 #302,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.