Which to use
“aller” is a verb and “alliés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #201
- “aller” frequency rank
- #3,433
- “alliés” frequency rank
- 3634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aller | alliés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se déplacer jusqu'à un endroit. | Masculin pluriel de allié. |
Where the eye mixes aller and alliés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aller with alliés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aller is \a.le\ while alliés is \a.lje\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aller is recorded at frequency rank #201, classified as averb, pronounced \a.le\. alliés is at rank #3,433, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.lje\.
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 3634, this pair ranks #433,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aller vs alliés
Shared letters: al. Private to "aller": er. Private to "alliés": isé.
"aller" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alliés" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aller ← alelr · aler · allerr · allre · laler
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aller" and "alliés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "aller" or "alliés" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aller" and "alliés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alliés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aller" and "alliés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alliés vs alpines". 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 #433,554 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.