Which to use
“aol” is a noun and “aux” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,335
- “aol” frequency rank
- #58
- “aux” frequency rank
- 48393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aol | aux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chaux. | Contraction obligatoire de la préposition à et de l'article défini les. |
Letter map: aol vs aux
Shared letters muted; letters that set aol and aux apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. aol and aux follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - aol and aux
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aol is anoun and auxanarticle. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aol is recorded at frequency rank #48,335, classified as anoun. aux is at rank #58, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \o\.
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 48393, this pair ranks #179,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aol vs aux
Shared letters: a. Private to "aol": lo. Private to "aux": ux.
"aol" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "aux" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aol" for "aux" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "aol" or "aux" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "aol" vs "aux" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "aol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aol" and "aux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aol vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #179,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.