Which to use
“allouer” is a verb and “alloués” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,626
- “allouer” frequency rank
- #24,096
- “alloués” frequency rank
- 53722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allouer | alloués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accorder quelque chose à quelqu'un. | Pluriel de alloué. |
Same sound, different letters: allouer vs alloués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. allouer and alloués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - allouer / alloués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: allouer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allouer is recorded at frequency rank #29,626, 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 53722, this pair ranks #138,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allouer vs alloués
Shared letters: alou. Private to "allouer": er. Private to "alloués": sé.
"allouer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "alloués" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- allouer ← alloeur · allouerr · alloure · alluoer · aloluer · alouer · lalouer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "allouer" for "alloués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "allouer" vs "alloués" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "allouer" 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 #138,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allouer" and "alloués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alloue vs allouer". 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 #138,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.