Which to use
“alegre” and “allègre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,235
- “alegre” frequency rank
- #42,147
- “allègre” frequency rank
- 78382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegre | allègre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gai, joyeux. | Plein d’entrain, joyeux. |
Where the eye mixes alegre and allègre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alegre runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against allègre's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alegre with allègre
A purely visual mix-up. alegre ([aˈle.ɣ̞ɾe]) and allègre (\a.lɛɡʁ\) 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 78382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegre is recorded at frequency rank #36,235, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈle.ɣ̞ɾe]. allègre is at rank #42,147, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.lɛɡʁ\.
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 78382, this pair ranks #25,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegre vs allègre
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alegre": -. Private to "allègre": è.
"alegre" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "allègre" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alegre ← aelgre · aleger · aleggre · alegrre · alerge · algere · allegre · laegre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegre" and "allègre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "alegre" or "allègre" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allègre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegre" and "allègre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègre vs allègue". 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 #25,894 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.