Which to use
“Auteuil” is a name and “autrui” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,928
- “Auteuil” frequency rank
- #6,052
- “autrui” frequency rank
- 26980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Auteuil | autrui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Les autres personnes, une autre personne, le prochain. |
Letter map: Auteuil vs autrui
Shared letters muted; letters that set Auteuil and autrui apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Auteuil runs 7 letters (VVCVVVC) against autrui's 6 (VVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Auteuil and autrui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Auteuil is aname and autruiapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Auteuil is recorded at frequency rank #20,928, classified as aname. autrui is at rank #6,052, tagged as apron, pronounced \o.tʁɥi\.
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 26980, this pair ranks #331,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Auteuil vs autrui
Shared letters: aitu. Private to "Auteuil": el. Private to "autrui": r.
"Auteuil" · 7 letters · shape VVCVVVC · "autrui" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Auteuil" for "autrui" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Auteuil" vs "autrui" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Auteuil" vs "autrui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Auteuil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autrui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Auteuil" and "autrui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autrui vs Autun". 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 #331,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.