aoutvsattConfusable pair

Which to use

“aout” and “att” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,822
“aout” frequency rank
#31,353
“att” frequency rank
42175
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aout att
Definition Huitième mois de l’année du calendrier grégorien, constitué de 31 jours. Verre.

Where the eye mixes aout and att

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
aout
3 ch
att

Visual trap between aout and att

A purely visual mix-up. aout (\u(t)\) and att ([ˈatː]) 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 42175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aout is recorded at frequency rank #10,822, classified as anoun, pronounced \u(t)\. att is at rank #31,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈatː].

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 42175, this pair ranks #227,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aout vs att

Shared letters: at. Private to "aout": ou. Private to "att": -.

"aout" · 4 letters · shape VVVC  ·  "att" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aoutaotu · aoutt · oaut

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aout" for "att" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\u(t)\ versus [ˈatː]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aout" vs "att" - which ranks higher?
"aout" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,822 in our French list, against #31,353 for "att". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "aout" and "att" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aout" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "att" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #227,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aout" and "att" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "att vs aur". 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 #227,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list