Which to use
“alegre” and “altéré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,235
- “alegre” frequency rank
- #26,954
- “altéré” frequency rank
- 63189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegre | altéré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gai, joyeux. | Assoiffé. |
Where the eye mixes alegre and altéré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. alegre (VCVCCV) and altéré (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between alegre and altéré
A purely visual mix-up. alegre ([aˈle.ɣ̞ɾe]) and altéré (\al.te.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63189, 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]. altéré is at rank #26,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced \al.te.ʁe\.
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 63189, this pair ranks #83,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegre vs altéré
Shared letters: alr. Private to "alegre": eg. Private to "altéré": té.
"alegre" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "altéré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alegre ← aelgre · aleger · aleggre · alegrre · alerge · algere · allegre · laegre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alegre" for "altéré" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alegre" or "altéré"?
Useful next steps
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 "altéré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegre" and "altéré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegre 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 #83,300 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.