Which to use
“aur” and “auray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,504
- “aur” frequency rank
- #38,659
- “auray” frequency rank
- 88163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aur | auray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Or. Élément chimique de numéro atomique 79 et de symbole Au qui fait partie des métaux de transition. | Bloc de pierre, pièce de bois, mauvais canon, etc., pour amarrer. |
Letter map: aur vs auray
Shared letters muted; letters that set aur and auray apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - aur / auray
aur 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 extra letter(s) - “aur” sits inside “auray”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aur is recorded at frequency rank #49,504, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈawɾ\. 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 88163, this pair ranks #7,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aur vs auray
Shared letters: aru. Private to "aur": -. Private to "auray": y.
"aur" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "auray" · 5 letters · shape VVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- auray ← aruay · auary · aurayy · aurray · aurya · uaray
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aur" for "auray" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "aur" or "auray" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "aur" and "auray".
- Full dictionary entry for "aur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aur" and "auray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ahn 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 #7,336 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.