Which to use
“are” and “aveu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,166
- “are” frequency rank
- #11,716
- “aveu” frequency rank
- 17882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | are | aveu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de surface de terrains, égale à 100 mètres carrés. | Déclaration verbale ou écrite par laquelle on reconnaît avoir fait ou dit quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes are and aveu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses are with aveu
A purely visual mix-up. are (\aʁ\) and aveu (\a.vø\) 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 17882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
are is recorded at frequency rank #6,166, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ\. aveu is at rank #11,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vø\.
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 17882, this pair ranks #380,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of are vs aveu
Shared letters: ae. Private to "are": r. Private to "aveu": uv.
"are" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "aveu" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aveu ← aevu · avue · avveu
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "are" for "aveu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "are" vs "aveu" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "are" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aveu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "are" and "aveu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avéra vs aveu". 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 #380,993 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.