Which to use
“aus” is a preposition and “autos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,401
- “aus” frequency rank
- #18,656
- “autos” frequency rank
- 37057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aus | autos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De (désigne la provenance). | Pluriel de auto. |
Where the eye mixes aus and autos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aus and autos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aus is \aʊ̯s\ while autos is \ɔ.to\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aus is recorded at frequency rank #18,401, classified as aprep, pronounced \aʊ̯s\. autos is at rank #18,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.to\.
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 37057, this pair ranks #265,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aus vs autos
Shared letters: asu. Private to "aus": -. Private to "autos": ot.
"aus" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "autos" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autos ← atuos · auots · autoss · autso · auttos · uatos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aus" and "autos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "aus" or "autos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aus" and "autos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aus" and "autos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "astor vs autos". 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 #265,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.