Which to use
“alone” and “avoué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,524
- “alone” frequency rank
- #7,786
- “avoué” frequency rank
- 29310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alone | avoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Seul, tout seul, solitaire. | Qui est reconnu comme vrai. |
Where the eye mixes alone and avoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses alone with avoué
A purely visual mix-up. alone ([ə.ˈloʊn]) and avoué (\a.vwe\) 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 29310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alone is recorded at frequency rank #21,524, classified as anadj, pronounced [ə.ˈloʊn]. avoué is at rank #7,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.vwe\.
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 29310, this pair ranks #317,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alone vs avoué
Shared letters: ao. Private to "alone": eln. Private to "avoué": uvé.
"alone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "avoué" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alone ← allone · alnoe · aloen · alonne · aolne · laone
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alone" and "avoué" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alone" vs "avoué" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avoué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alone" and "avoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alizé vs alone". 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 #317,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.