allersvsalliéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: allers is a noun, alliées is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“allers” is a noun and “alliées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,233
“allers” frequency rank
#17,864
“alliées” frequency rank
39097
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature allers alliées
Definition Pluriel de aller. Féminin pluriel de allié.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set allers and alliées apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
allers
7 ch
alliées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allers is \a.le\ while alliées 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

allers is recorded at frequency rank #21,233, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.le\. alliées is at rank #17,864, 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 39097, this pair ranks #250,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of allers vs alliées

Shared letters: aels. Private to "allers": r. Private to "alliées": .

"allers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "alliées" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • allersalelrs · alers · allerrs · allerss · allesr · allres · lalers

Frequency comparison

allers#21,233
alliées#17,864

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "allers" and "alliées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "allers" is a noun and "alliées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "allers" or "alliées"?
"alliées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,864 in our French list, against #21,233 for "allers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering allers vs alliées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “allers”; for an adjective, it's “alliées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “allers” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list