Which to use
“allés” is a verb and “aptes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,584
- “allés” frequency rank
- #19,741
- “aptes” frequency rank
- 26325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allés | aptes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel du participe passé du verbe aller. | Pluriel de apte. |
Where the eye mixes allés and aptes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: allés vs aptes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allés is \a.le\ while aptes is \apt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 26325, 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\. aptes is at rank #19,741, tagged as anadj, pronounced \apt\.
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 26325, this pair ranks #335,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allés vs aptes
Shared letters: as. Private to "allés": lé. Private to "aptes": ept.
"allés" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "aptes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aptes ← apets · apptes · aptess · aptse · atpes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "allés" for "aptes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "allés" or "aptes" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "allés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aptes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allés" and "aptes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aptes 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 #335,706 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.