Which to use
“altéré” and “autre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,954
- “altéré” frequency rank
- #96
- “autre” frequency rank
- 27050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altéré | autre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assoiffé. | Du même type mais dont l’identité est différente de ce dont on vient de parler. |
Where the eye mixes altéré and autre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: altéré vs autre
A purely visual mix-up. altéré (\al.te.ʁe\) and autre (\otʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altéré is recorded at frequency rank #26,954, classified as anadj, pronounced \al.te.ʁe\. autre is at rank #96, tagged as anadj, pronounced \otʁ\.
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 27050, this pair ranks #331,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of altéré vs autre
Shared letters: art. Private to "altéré": lé. Private to "autre": eu.
"altéré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "autre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- autre ← ature · aurte · auter · autrre · auttre · uatre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "altéré" and "autre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "altéré" or "autre"?
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 "altéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altéré" and "autre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "actée vs altéré". 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 #331,358 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.