Which to use
“auprès” is an adverb and “Aure” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #817
- “auprès” frequency rank
- #48,927
- “Aure” frequency rank
- 49744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auprès | Aure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout proche, tout contre, à côté… | Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes. |
Letter map: auprès vs Aure
Shared letters muted; letters that set auprès and Aure apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. auprès runs 6 letters (VVCCVC) against Aure's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - auprès and Aure
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: auprès is anadverb and Aureaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auprès is recorded at frequency rank #817, classified as anadv, pronounced \o.pʁɛ\. Aure is at rank #48,927, tagged as aname.
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 49744, this pair ranks #168,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auprès vs Aure
Shared letters: aru. Private to "auprès": psè. Private to "Aure": e.
"auprès" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "Aure" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Aure ← arue · auer · aurre · uare
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auprès" and "Aure" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "auprès" or "Aure" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "auprès" vs "Aure" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "auprès" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auprès" and "Aure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aur vs Aure". 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 #168,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.