Which to use
“ajouter” and “avouer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,648
- “ajouter” frequency rank
- #4,125
- “avouer” frequency rank
- 5773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajouter | avouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en plus. | Confesser et reconnaître qu’une chose est ou n’est pas, témoigner de la vérité. |
Where the eye mixes ajouter and avouer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ajouter and avouer
A purely visual mix-up. ajouter (\a.ʒu.te\) and avouer (\a.vwe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajouter is recorded at frequency rank #1,648, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʒu.te\. avouer is at rank #4,125, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.vwe\.
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 5773, this pair ranks #428,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ajouter vs avouer
Shared letters: aeoru. Private to "ajouter": jt. Private to "avouer": v.
"ajouter" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "avouer" · 6 letters · shape VCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ajouter" and "avouer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ajouter" or "avouer"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajouter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avouer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajouter" and "avouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avouée vs avouer". 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 #428,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.