Which to use
“allié” is an adjective and “alliez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,362
- “allié” frequency rank
- #23,095
- “alliez” frequency rank
- 29457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allié | alliez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est uni par une entente, un pacte politique ou par des liens résultant du mariage. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait de aller. |
Same sound, different letters: allié vs alliez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. allié runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against alliez's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - allié and alliez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: allié and alliez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.lje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allié is recorded at frequency rank #6,362, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.lje\. alliez is at rank #23,095, tagged as averb, 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 29457, this pair ranks #316,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allié vs alliez
Shared letters: ail. Private to "allié": é. Private to "alliez": ez.
"allié" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "alliez" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alliez ← aliez · alilez · alleiz · alliezz · allize · laliez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allié" and "alliez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "allié" or "alliez"?
What to do next
"allié" and "alliez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "allié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alliez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allié" and "alliez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alliez vs allumez". 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 #316,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.