Which to use
“autorisa” and “autorisait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,012
- “autorisa” frequency rank
- #36,261
- “autorisait” frequency rank
- 82273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorisa | autorisait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe autoriser. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe autoriser. |
Where the eye mixes autorisa and autorisait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. autorisa runs 8 letters (VVCVCVCV) against autorisait's 10 (VVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: autorisa vs autorisait
A purely visual mix-up. autorisa (\ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.za\) and autorisait (\ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.zɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “autorisa” sits inside “autorisait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorisa is recorded at frequency rank #46,012, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.za\. autorisait is at rank #36,261, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.zɛ\.
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 82273, this pair ranks #17,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of autorisa vs autorisait
Shared letters: aiorstu. Private to "autorisa": -. Private to "autorisait": -.
"autorisa" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVCV · "autorisait" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorisa ← atuorisa · auotrisa · autoirsa · autorias · autorissa · autorrisa · autorsia · autroisa
- autorisait ← atuorisait · auotrisait · autoirsait · autoriasit · autorisaitt · autorisati · autorisiat · autorissait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "autorisa" and "autorisait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "autorisa" vs "autorisait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorisait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorisa" and "autorisait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autorisa vs autorisez". 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 #17,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.