Which to use
“autorisa” and “autorisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,012
- “autorisa” frequency rank
- #48,349
- “autorisez” frequency rank
- 94361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorisa | autorisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe autoriser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe autoriser. |
Where the eye mixes autorisa and autorisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses autorisa with autorisez
A purely visual mix-up. autorisa (\ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.za\) and autorisez (\ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94361, 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\. autorisez is at rank #48,349, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.ze\.
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 94361, this pair ranks #1,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of autorisa vs autorisez
Shared letters: aiorstu. Private to "autorisa": -. Private to "autorisez": ez.
"autorisa" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVCV · "autorisez" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "autorisa" for "autorisez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "autorisa" or "autorisez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorisa" and "autorisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autorisa vs autorisait". 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 #1,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.