Which to use
“allons” and “aurons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,581
- “allons” frequency rank
- #5,730
- “aurons” frequency rank
- 7311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allons | aurons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aller. | Première personne du pluriel du futur de avoir. |
Where the eye mixes allons and aurons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between allons and aurons
A purely visual mix-up. allons (\a.lɔ̃\) and aurons (\o.ʁɔ̃\) 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 7311, 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\. aurons is at rank #5,730, tagged as averb, pronounced \o.ʁɔ̃\.
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 7311, this pair ranks #423,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allons vs aurons
Shared letters: anos. Private to "allons": l. Private to "aurons": ru.
"allons" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "aurons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "allons" and "aurons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "allons" or "aurons"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "allons" and "aurons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "allons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aurons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allons" and "aurons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "across vs aurons". 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 #423,552 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.