Which to use
“allai” is a verb and “allées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,638
- “allai” frequency rank
- #10,270
- “allées” frequency rank
- 48908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allai | allées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe aller. | Pluriel de allée. |
Same sound, different letters: allai vs allées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. allai runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against allées's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: allai vs allées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: allai and allées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allai is recorded at frequency rank #38,638, classified as averb, pronounced \a.le\. allées is at rank #10,270, tagged as anoun, 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 48908, this pair ranks #175,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allai vs allées
Shared letters: al. Private to "allai": i. Private to "allées": esé.
"allai" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "allées" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- allai ← alali · lalai
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "allai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allai" and "allées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allai vs allain". 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 #175,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.