Which to use
“Aure” is a name and “aux” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,927
- “Aure” frequency rank
- #58
- “aux” frequency rank
- 48985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aure | aux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes. | Contraction obligatoire de la préposition à et de l'article défini les. |
Letter map: Aure vs aux
Shared letters muted; letters that set Aure and aux apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Aure runs 4 letters (VVCV) against aux's 3 (VVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Aure vs aux
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Aure is aname and auxanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aure is recorded at frequency rank #48,927, classified as aname. aux is at rank #58, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \o\.
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 48985, this pair ranks #174,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Aure vs aux
Shared letters: au. Private to "Aure": er. Private to "aux": x.
"Aure" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "aux" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Aure ← arue · auer · aurre · uare
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Aure" and "aux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Aure" or "aux" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "Aure" vs "aux" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Aure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aure" and "aux" 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 #174,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.