Which to use
“allègue” is a verb and “allergie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,292
- “allègue” frequency rank
- #18,388
- “allergie” frequency rank
- 62680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allègue | allergie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe alléguer. | Réaction anormale, inadaptée, exagérée ou même excessive du système immunitaire de l’organisme, consécutive à un contact avec une substance étrangère à l’organisme (l'allergène) qui provoque une irritation. |
Where the eye mixes allègue and allergie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. allègue runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against allergie's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: allègue vs allergie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allègue is \a.lɛɡ\ while allergie is \a.lɛʁ.ʒi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allègue is recorded at frequency rank #44,292, classified as averb, pronounced \a.lɛɡ\. allergie is at rank #18,388, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.lɛʁ.ʒi\.
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 62680, this pair ranks #85,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of allègue vs allergie
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "allègue": uè. Private to "allergie": ir.
"allègue" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "allergie" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- allergie ← alelrgie · alergie · allegrie · allergei · allerggie · allerige · allerrgie · allregie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allègue" and "allergie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "allègue" vs "allergie" - 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 "allègue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allergie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allègue" and "allergie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègue 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 #85,886 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.