Which to use
“allégée” and “allègre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,166
- “allégée” frequency rank
- #42,147
- “allègre” frequency rank
- 79313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allégée | allègre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de allégé. | Plein d’entrain, joyeux. |
Where the eye mixes allégée and allègre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. allégée (VCCVCVV) and allègre (VCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: allégée vs allègre
A purely visual mix-up. allégée (\a.le.ʒe\) and allègre (\a.lɛɡʁ\) 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 79313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allégée is recorded at frequency rank #37,166, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.le.ʒe\. allègre is at rank #42,147, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.lɛɡʁ\.
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 79313, this pair ranks #23,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of allégée vs allègre
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "allégée": é. Private to "allègre": rè.
"allégée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "allègre" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allégée" and "allègre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "allégée" vs "allègre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "allégée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allègre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allégée" and "allègre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègre vs allègue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.