Which to use
“aléas” and “alinéas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,060
- “aléas” frequency rank
- #40,590
- “alinéas” frequency rank
- 57650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aléas | alinéas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aléa. | Pluriel de alinéa. |
Where the eye mixes aléas and alinéas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aléas runs 5 letters (VCVVC) against alinéas's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aléas and alinéas
A purely visual mix-up. aléas (\a.le.a\) and alinéas (\a.li.ne.a\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aléas is recorded at frequency rank #17,060, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.le.a\. alinéas is at rank #40,590, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.li.ne.a\.
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 57650, this pair ranks #113,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aléas vs alinéas
Shared letters: alsé. Private to "aléas": -. Private to "alinéas": in.
"aléas" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "alinéas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aléas" for "alinéas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aléas" vs "alinéas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aléas" and "alinéas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aléas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alinéas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aléas" and "alinéas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alina vs alinéas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #113,759 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.