Which to use
“alger” is an adjective and “alléger” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,311
- “alger” frequency rank
- #17,865
- “alléger” frequency rank
- 23176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alger | alléger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Absolu, pur, parfait, complet, véritable. | Soulager d’une partie d’un fardeau. |
Where the eye mixes alger and alléger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alger is \al.ɣɛr\ while alléger is \a(l).le.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 23176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alger is recorded at frequency rank #5,311, classified as anadj, pronounced \al.ɣɛr\. alléger is at rank #17,865, tagged as averb, pronounced \a(l).le.ʒe\.
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 23176, this pair ranks #353,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alger vs alléger
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alger": -. Private to "alléger": é.
"alger" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alléger" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alger ← agler · alegr · algerr · algger · algre · allger · lager