Which to use
“alan” and “aulas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,778
- “alan” frequency rank
- #37,188
- “aulas” frequency rank
- 43966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alan | aulas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gros chien de la race des dogues, propre à chasser le sanglier. | Pluriel de aula. |
Where the eye mixes alan and aulas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alan vs aulas
A purely visual mix-up. alan (\a.lɑ̃\) and aulas (\o.la\) 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 43966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alan is recorded at frequency rank #6,778, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.lɑ̃\. aulas is at rank #37,188, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.la\.
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 43966, this pair ranks #214,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alan vs aulas
Shared letters: al. Private to "alan": n. Private to "aulas": su.
"alan" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "aulas" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alan" for "aulas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alan" or "aulas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alan" and "aulas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aulas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alan" and "aulas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arias vs aulas". 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 #214,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.