allouéesvsallouésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: allouées is a verb, alloués is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set allouées and alloués apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
allouées
7 ch
alloués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

allouées#35,364
alloués#24,096

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "allouées" and "alloués" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "allouées" is a verb and "alloués" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "allouées" or "alloués"?
"alloués" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,096 in our French list, against #35,364 for "allouées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering allouées vs alloués

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “allouées”; for a noun, it's “alloués”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “allouées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list