Which to use
“ara” and “auray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,225
- “ara” frequency rank
- #38,659
- “auray” frequency rank
- 67884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ara | auray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom normalisé donné à six genres de grands oiseaux de la famille des psittacidés (e.g. "vrais" perroquets, amazones, etc.), à longue queue, au plumage très coloré et aux patrons complexes, dont l’intelligence et les aptitudes vocales sont supérieures à celles de la plupart des autres membres de l’ordre des psittaciformes, et qui fréquentent les forêts humides de l'écozone néotropicale, et dont plusieurs espèces sont présentement menacées de disparition (genres principaux: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Propyrrhura, etc.). | Bloc de pierre, pièce de bois, mauvais canon, etc., pour amarrer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ara and auray apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
ara and auray are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ara is recorded at frequency rank #29,225, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʁa\. auray is at rank #38,659, tagged as anoun.
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 67884, this pair ranks #61,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ara vs auray
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ara": -. Private to "auray": uy.
"ara" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "auray" · 5 letters · shape VVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- auray ← aruay · auary · aurayy · aurray · aurya · uaray
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ara" and "auray" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ara" or "auray"?
Remembering ara vs auray
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ara” entry
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