Which to use
“ajoutons” and “avouons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,750
- “ajoutons” frequency rank
- #32,695
- “avouons” frequency rank
- 56445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajoutons | avouons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe ajouter. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe avouer. |
Where the eye mixes ajoutons and avouons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ajoutons and avouons
A purely visual mix-up. ajoutons (\a.ʒu.tɔ̃\) and avouons (\a.vwɔ̃\) 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 56445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajoutons is recorded at frequency rank #23,750, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʒu.tɔ̃\. avouons is at rank #32,695, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.vwɔ̃\.
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 56445, this pair ranks #121,056 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajoutons vs avouons
Shared letters: anosu. Private to "ajoutons": jt. Private to "avouons": v.
"ajoutons" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCC · "avouons" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ajoutons" and "avouons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ajoutons" or "avouons"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ajoutons" and "avouons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajoutons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avouons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,056 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajoutons" and "avouons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avoues vs avouons". 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 #121,056 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.