Which to use
“alegre” is an adjective and “allègue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,235
- “alegre” frequency rank
- #44,292
- “allègue” frequency rank
- 80527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegre | allègue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gai, joyeux. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe alléguer. |
Where the eye mixes alegre and allègue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alegre runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against allègue's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alegre and allègue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alegre is [aˈle.ɣ̞ɾe] while allègue is \a.lɛɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80527, 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]. allègue is at rank #44,292, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.lɛɡ\.
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 80527, this pair ranks #20,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegre vs allègue
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "alegre": r. Private to "allègue": uè.
"alegre" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "allègue" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alegre ← aelgre · aleger · aleggre · alegrre · alerge · algere · allegre · laegre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegre" and "allègue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alegre" vs "allègue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alegre" and "allègue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allègue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegre" and "allègue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègue vs alloue". 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 #20,709 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.