Which to use
“allô” is an intj and “alloue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,439
- “allô” frequency rank
- #47,718
- “alloue” frequency rank
- 67157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allô | alloue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mot phatique employé pour établir ou rétablir la conversation téléphonique avec son interlocuteur. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe allouer. |
Where the eye mixes allô and alloue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: allô vs alloue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allô is \a.lo\ while alloue is \a.lu\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allô is recorded at frequency rank #19,439, classified as anintj, pronounced \a.lo\. alloue is at rank #47,718, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.lu\.
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 67157, this pair ranks #64,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of allô vs alloue
Shared letters: al. Private to "allô": ô. Private to "alloue": eou.
"allô" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alloue" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alloue ← alloeu · alluoe · alolue · aloue · laloue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "allô" and "alloue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "allô" or "alloue" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "allô" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alloue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allô" and "alloue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allègue vs alloue". 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 #64,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.