Which to use
“altérée” and “avérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,804
- “altérée” frequency rank
- #19,450
- “avérée” frequency rank
- 55254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altérée | avérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de altéré. | Féminin singulier de avéré. |
Where the eye mixes altérée and avérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. altérée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against avérée's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between altérée and avérée
A purely visual mix-up. altérée (\al.te.ʁe\) and avérée (\a.ve.ʁe\) 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 55254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altérée is recorded at frequency rank #35,804, classified as anadj, pronounced \al.te.ʁe\. avérée is at rank #19,450, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ve.ʁe\.
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 55254, this pair ranks #128,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of altérée vs avérée
Shared letters: aeré. Private to "altérée": lt. Private to "avérée": v.
"altérée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "avérée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "altérée" for "avérée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "altérée" vs "avérée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "altérée" and "avérée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "altérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altérée" and "avérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allégée vs altérée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,650 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.