Which to use
“allègre” is an adjective and “allègue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,147
- “allègre” frequency rank
- #44,292
- “allègue” frequency rank
- 86439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allègre | allègue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plein d’entrain, joyeux. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe alléguer. |
Where the eye mixes allègre and allègue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. allègre (VCCVCCV) and allègue (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between allègre and allègue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allègre is \a.lɛɡʁ\ while allègue is \a.lɛɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “allègre” becomes u in “allègue”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allègre is recorded at frequency rank #42,147, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.lɛɡʁ\. 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 86439, this pair ranks #9,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of allègre vs allègue
Shared letters: aeglè. Private to "allègre": r. Private to "allègue": u.
"allègre" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "allègue" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allègre" and "allègue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "allègre" or "allègue" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "allègre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allègue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allègre" and "allègue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègue vs alloue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,696 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.