Which to use
“allions” and “allons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,643
- “allions” frequency rank
- #1,581
- “allons” frequency rank
- 20224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allions | allons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe aller. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aller. |
Where the eye mixes allions and allons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. allions runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against allons's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses allions with allons
A purely visual mix-up. allions (\a.ljɔ̃\) and allons (\a.lɔ̃\) 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 20224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allions is recorded at frequency rank #18,643, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ljɔ̃\. allons is at rank #1,581, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.lɔ̃\.
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 20224, this pair ranks #369,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allions vs allons
Shared letters: alnos. Private to "allions": i. Private to "allons": -.
"allions" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "allons" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "allions" and "allons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "allions" vs "allons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "allions" and "allons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "allions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allions" and "allons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allions vs alluvions". 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 #369,362 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.