Which to use
“auray” is a noun and “away” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,659
- “auray” frequency rank
- #20,367
- “away” frequency rank
- 59026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auray | away |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bloc de pierre, pièce de bois, mauvais canon, etc., pour amarrer. | Parti. |
Letter map: auray vs away
Shared letters muted; letters that set auray and away apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. auray runs 5 letters (VVCVV) against away's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - auray and away
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: auray is anoun and awayanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auray is recorded at frequency rank #38,659, classified as anoun. away is at rank #20,367, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ə.ˈweɪ\.
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 59026, this pair ranks #105,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of auray vs away
Shared letters: ay. Private to "auray": ru. Private to "away": w.
"auray" · 5 letters · shape VVCVV · "away" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auray" and "away" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "auray" or "away"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "auray" and "away".
- Full dictionary entry for "auray" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "away" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auray" and "away" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aur vs auray". 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 #105,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.