Which to use
“aléa” and “ase” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,240
- “aléa” frequency rank
- #43,779
- “ase” frequency rank
- 80019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aléa | ase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chance bonne ou mauvaise. | Plante herbacée vivace de la famille des Apiaceae, dont l’espèce la plus connue est l’ase fétide (Ferula assa-foetida). |
Where the eye mixes aléa and ase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. aléa runs 4 letters (VCVV) against ase's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aléa vs ase
A purely visual mix-up. aléa (\a.le.a\) and ase (\az\) 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 80019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aléa is recorded at frequency rank #36,240, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.le.a\. ase is at rank #43,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced \az\.
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 80019, this pair ranks #21,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aléa vs ase
Shared letters: a. Private to "aléa": lé. Private to "ase": es.
"aléa" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "ase" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aléa" and "ase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aléa" or "ase"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aléa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aléa" and "ase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ase vs aves". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,935 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.