Which to use
“ailes” is a noun and “aller” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,036
- “ailes” frequency rank
- #201
- “aller” frequency rank
- 4237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ailes | aller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aile. | Se déplacer jusqu'à un endroit. |
Where the eye mixes ailes and aller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ailes vs aller
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ailes is \ɛl\ while aller is \a.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ailes is recorded at frequency rank #4,036, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛl\. aller is at rank #201, 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 4237, this pair ranks #432,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ailes vs aller
Shared letters: ael. Private to "ailes": is. Private to "aller": r.
"ailes" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "aller" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ailes" for "aller" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "ailes" or "aller" 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 "ailes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ailes" and "aller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ailes 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 #432,114 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.