Which to use
“allouées” is a verb and “alloués” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,364
- “allouées” frequency rank
- #24,096
- “alloués” frequency rank
- 59460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allouées | alloués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe allouer. | Pluriel de alloué. |
Same sound, different letters: allouées vs alloués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. allouées runs 8 letters (VCCVVVVC) against alloués's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: allouées vs alloués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: allouées and alloués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.lwe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 59460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allouées is recorded at frequency rank #35,364, classified as averb, pronounced \a.lwe\. alloués is at rank #24,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.lwe\.
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 59460, this pair ranks #103,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of allouées vs alloués
Shared letters: alosué. Private to "allouées": e. Private to "alloués": -.
"allouées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVVC · "alloués" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "allouées" vs "alloués" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "allouées" / "alloués". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "allouées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alloués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allouées" and "alloués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alloue vs allouées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #103,010 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.