Which to use
“allègue” and “alloue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,292
- “allègue” frequency rank
- #47,718
- “alloue” frequency rank
- 92010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allègue | alloue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe alléguer. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe allouer. |
Where the eye mixes allègue and alloue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. allègue runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against alloue's 6 (VCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: allègue vs alloue
A purely visual mix-up. allègue (\a.lɛɡ\) and alloue (\a.lu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92010, 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\. alloue is at rank #47,718, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.lu\.
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 92010, this pair ranks #3,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of allègue vs alloue
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "allègue": gè. Private to "alloue": o.
"allègue" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "alloue" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alloue ← alloeu · alluoe · alolue · aloue · laloue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "allègue" and "alloue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "allègue" or "alloue" 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 "allègue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alloue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allègue" and "alloue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègre vs allègue". 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 #3,344 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.