Which to use
“alléger” and “allègue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,865
- “alléger” frequency rank
- #44,292
- “allègue” frequency rank
- 62157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alléger | allègue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soulager d’une partie d’un fardeau. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe alléguer. |
Where the eye mixes alléger and allègue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. alléger (\a(l).le.ʒe\) and allègue (\a.lɛɡ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alléger is recorded at frequency rank #17,865, classified as averb, pronounced \a(l).le.ʒe\. allègue is at rank #44,292, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.lɛɡ\.
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 62157, this pair ranks #88,565 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alléger vs allègue
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "alléger": ré. Private to "allègue": uè.
"alléger" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "allègue" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV