Which to use
“aligne” and “assigne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,230
- “aligne” frequency rank
- #33,554
- “assigne” frequency rank
- 54784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aligne | assigne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe aligner. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe assigner. |
Where the eye mixes aligne and assigne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aligne and assigne
A purely visual mix-up. aligne (\a.liɲ\) and assigne (\a.siɲ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aligne is recorded at frequency rank #21,230, classified as averb, pronounced \a.liɲ\. assigne is at rank #33,554, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.siɲ\.
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 54784, this pair ranks #131,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aligne vs assigne
Shared letters: aegin. Private to "aligne": l. Private to "assigne": s.
"aligne" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "assigne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aligne" and "assigne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "aligne" or "assigne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aligne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assigne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aligne" and "assigne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assigne vs assignées". 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 #131,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.