Which to use
“allés” is a verb and “alors” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,584
- “allés” frequency rank
- #86
- “alors” frequency rank
- 6670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allés | alors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel du participe passé du verbe aller. | En ce temps-là ; in illo tempore. |
Where the eye mixes allés and alors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses allés with alors
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allés is \a.le\ while alors is \a.lɔʁ\. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6670, 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\. alors is at rank #86, tagged as anadv, pronounced \a.lɔʁ\.
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 6670, this pair ranks #425,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allés vs alors
Shared letters: als. Private to "allés": é. Private to "alors": or.
"allés" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alors" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alors ← allors · alorrs · alorss · alosr · alros · aolrs · laors
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allés" and "alors" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "allés" vs "alors" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "allés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allés" and "alors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allés vs aves". 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 #425,580 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.