Which to use
“aliéner” is a verb and “aliénés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,236
- “aliéner” frequency rank
- #36,697
- “aliénés” frequency rank
- 72933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aliéner | aliénés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transférer à un autre la propriété d’un fonds ou de ce qui tient lieu de fonds. | Masculin pluriel de aliéné. |
Same sound, different letters: aliéner vs aliénés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. aliéner and aliénés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - aliéner and aliénés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: aliéner and aliénés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.lje.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aliéner is recorded at frequency rank #36,236, classified as averb, pronounced \a.lje.ne\. aliénés is at rank #36,697, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.lje.ne\.
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 72933, this pair ranks #42,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aliéner vs aliénés
Shared letters: ailné. Private to "aliéner": er. Private to "aliénés": s.
"aliéner" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "aliénés" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aliéner" for "aliénés" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "aliéner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aliénés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aliéner" and "aliénés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ainés vs aliénés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,300 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.