Which to use
“allés” is a verb and “allié” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,584
- “allés” frequency rank
- #6,362
- “allié” frequency rank
- 12946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allés | allié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel du participe passé du verbe aller. | Qui est uni par une entente, un pacte politique ou par des liens résultant du mariage. |
Where the eye mixes allés and allié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between allés and allié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allés is \a.le\ while allié is \a.lje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allés is recorded at frequency rank #6,584, classified as averb, pronounced \a.le\. allié is at rank #6,362, 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 12946, this pair ranks #403,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allés vs allié
Shared letters: alé. Private to "allés": s. Private to "allié": i.
"allés" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "allié" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allés" and "allié" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "allés" vs "allié" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "allés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allés" and "allié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allés vs aves". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #403,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.