Which to use
“aucun” and “aucune” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #299
- “aucun” frequency rank
- #342
- “aucune” frequency rank
- 641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aucun | aucune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nul ; pas un (associé à une négation : ne, sans …). | Féminin singulier de aucun. |
Where the eye mixes aucun and aucune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aucun and aucune
A purely visual mix-up. aucun (\o.kœ̃\) and aucune (\o.kyn\) 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 extra letter(s) - “aucun” sits inside “aucune”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aucun is recorded at frequency rank #299, classified as anadj, pronounced \o.kœ̃\. aucune is at rank #342, tagged as anadj, pronounced \o.kyn\.
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 641, this pair ranks #439,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aucun vs aucune
Shared letters: acnu. Private to "aucun": -. Private to "aucune": e.
"aucun" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "aucune" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aucun" and "aucune" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aucun" vs "aucune" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aucun" and "aucune" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aucun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aucune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aucun" and "aucune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aucune vs aumône". 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 #439,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.