Which to use
“aune” is a noun and “aus” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,115
- “aune” frequency rank
- #18,401
- “aus” frequency rank
- 42516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aune | aus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mesure ancienne équivalant à 1,188 mètre instaurée par l’édit royal de François Iᵉʳ pour tenter d’harmoniser les mesures de longueur, mais qui prit selon les lieux diverses valeurs. | De (désigne la provenance). |
Where the eye mixes aune and aus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aune with aus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aune is \on\ while aus is \aʊ̯s\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aune is recorded at frequency rank #24,115, classified as anoun, pronounced \on\. aus is at rank #18,401, tagged as aprep, pronounced \aʊ̯s\.
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 42516, this pair ranks #225,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aune vs aus
Shared letters: au. Private to "aune": en. Private to "aus": s.
"aune" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "aus" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aune ← anue · auen · aunne · uane
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aune" and "aus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aune" or "aus"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aune" and "aus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aune 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 #225,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.