Which to use
“allure” and “augure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,047
- “allure” frequency rank
- #19,747
- “augure” frequency rank
- 25794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allure | augure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Façon d’aller, de marcher. | Présage par lequel on juge de l’avenir. Chez les Romains, il se disait des signes que les augures tiraient de l’observation du vol des oiseaux. Aujourd’hui il se dit de tout ce qui peut faire deviner l’avenir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set allure and augure apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. allure (\a.lyʁ\) and augure (\o.ɡyʁ\) 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 25794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allure is recorded at frequency rank #6,047, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.lyʁ\. augure is at rank #19,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.ɡyʁ\.
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 25794, this pair ranks #338,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of allure vs augure
Shared letters: aeru. Private to "allure": l. Private to "augure": g.
"allure" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "augure" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering allure vs augure
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “allure” entry
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