Which to use
“allées” and “allocs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,270
- “allées” frequency rank
- #35,363
- “allocs” frequency rank
- 45633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allées | allocs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de allée. | Se dit pour parler des services d’une caisse d’allocations familiales. |
Where the eye mixes allées and allocs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between allées and allocs
A purely visual mix-up. allées (\a.le\) and allocs (\a.lɔk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allées is recorded at frequency rank #10,270, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.le\. allocs is at rank #35,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.lɔk\.
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 45633, this pair ranks #201,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allées vs allocs
Shared letters: als. Private to "allées": eé. Private to "allocs": co.
"allées" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "allocs" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- allocs ← allcos · alloccs · allocss · allosc · alocs · alolcs · lalocs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allées" and "allocs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "allées" vs "allocs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "allées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allocs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allées" and "allocs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allocs vs alloue". 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 #201,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.