Which to use
“alloués” and “allures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,096
- “alloués” frequency rank
- #15,301
- “allures” frequency rank
- 39397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alloués | allures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de alloué. | Pluriel de allure. |
Where the eye mixes alloués and allures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alloués (VCCVVVC) and allures (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: alloués vs allures
A purely visual mix-up. alloués (\a.lwe\) and allures (\a.lyʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alloués is recorded at frequency rank #24,096, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.lwe\. allures is at rank #15,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.lyʁ\.
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 39397, this pair ranks #248,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alloués vs allures
Shared letters: alsu. Private to "alloués": oé. Private to "allures": er.
"alloués" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "allures" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- allures ← allrues · alluers · alluress · allurres · allurse · alulres · alures · lalures
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alloués" and "allures" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alloués" or "allures"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alloués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alloués" and "allures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alloue vs alloués". 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 #248,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.