Which to use
“alger” is an adjective and “allés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,311
- “alger” frequency rank
- #6,584
- “allés” frequency rank
- 11895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alger | allés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Absolu, pur, parfait, complet, véritable. | Masculin pluriel du participe passé du verbe aller. |
Where the eye mixes alger and allés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses alger with allés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alger is \al.ɣɛr\ while allés is \a.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11895, 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\. allés is at rank #6,584, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.le\.
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 11895, this pair ranks #407,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alger vs allés
Shared letters: al. Private to "alger": egr. Private to "allés": sé.
"alger" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "allés" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alger ← agler · alegr · algerr · algger · algre · allger · lager
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alger" and "allés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "alger" or "allés" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alger" and "allés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allés vs aves". 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 #407,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.