Which to use
“allers” and “allures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,233
- “allers” frequency rank
- #15,301
- “allures” frequency rank
- 36534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allers | allures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aller. | Pluriel de allure. |
Where the eye mixes allers and allures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. allers runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against allures's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between allers and allures
A purely visual mix-up. allers (\a.le\) and allures (\a.lyʁ\) 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 36534, 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\. allures is at rank #15,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.lyʁ\.
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 36534, this pair ranks #268,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allers vs allures
Shared letters: aelrs. Private to "allers": -. Private to "allures": u.
"allers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "allures" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "allers" for "allures" ever safe?
Which is more common, "allers" or "allures"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "allers" and "allures" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "allers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allers" and "allures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègre vs allers". 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 #268,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.