Which to use
“allons” and “alloue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,581
- “allons” frequency rank
- #47,718
- “alloue” frequency rank
- 49299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allons | alloue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aller. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe allouer. |
Where the eye mixes allons and alloue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. allons (VCCVCC) and alloue (VCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses allons with alloue
A purely visual mix-up. allons (\a.lɔ̃\) and alloue (\a.lu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allons is recorded at frequency rank #1,581, classified as averb, pronounced \a.lɔ̃\. 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 49299, this pair ranks #171,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allons vs alloue
Shared letters: alo. Private to "allons": ns. Private to "alloue": eu.
"allons" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "alloue" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "allons" for "alloue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "allons" vs "alloue" - 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 "allons" 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 #171,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allons" 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 #171,820 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.