Which to use
“allai” is a verb and “allers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,638
- “allai” frequency rank
- #21,233
- “allers” frequency rank
- 59871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allai | allers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe aller. | Pluriel de aller. |
Same sound, different letters: allai vs allers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. allai runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against allers's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: allai vs allers
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: allai and allers 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 59871, 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\. allers is at rank #21,233, 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 59871, this pair ranks #100,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of allai vs allers
Shared letters: al. Private to "allai": i. Private to "allers": ers.
"allai" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "allers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allai" and "allers" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "allai" or "allers" show up more?
Useful next steps
"allai" and "allers" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "allai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allai" and "allers" 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 #100,755 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.