Which to use
“aigle” is a noun and “allé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,110
- “aigle” frequency rank
- #1,800
- “allé” frequency rank
- 10910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigle | allé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oiseau de proie rapace diurne à la vue perçante, au bec crochu à bords tranchants et aux pattes puissantes munies de serres pour saisir leurs proies. Il trompète ou glatit lorsqu’il pousse son cri. | Masculin singulier du participe passé du verbe aller. |
Where the eye mixes aigle and allé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aigle and allé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aigle is \ɛɡl\ while allé is \a.le\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aigle is recorded at frequency rank #9,110, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡl\. allé is at rank #1,800, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.le\.
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 10910, this pair ranks #411,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aigle vs allé
Shared letters: al. Private to "aigle": egi. Private to "allé": é.
"aigle" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "allé" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aigle ← aigel · aiggle · aiglle · ailge · iagle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aigle" and "allé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "aigle" or "allé" show up more?
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 "aigle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigle" and "allé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adulé vs aigle". 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 #411,191 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.