Which to use
“autorisait” and “autorisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,261
- “autorisait” frequency rank
- #20,929
- “autorisent” frequency rank
- 57190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorisait | autorisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe autoriser. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe autoriser. |
Where the eye mixes autorisait and autorisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. autorisait (VVCVCVCVVC) and autorisent (VVCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: autorisait vs autorisent
A purely visual mix-up. autorisait (\ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.zɛ\) and autorisent (\ɔ.tɔ.ʁiz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorisait is recorded at frequency rank #36,261, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔ.tɔ.ʁi.zɛ\. autorisent is at rank #20,929, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔ.tɔ.ʁiz\.
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 57190, this pair ranks #116,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of autorisait vs autorisent
Shared letters: aiorstu. Private to "autorisait": -. Private to "autorisent": en.
"autorisait" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVVC · "autorisent" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorisait ← atuorisait · auotrisait · autoirsait · autoriasit · autorisaitt · autorisati · autorisiat · autorissait
- autorisent ← atuorisent · auotrisent · autoirsent · autoriesnt · autorisennt · autorisentt · autorisetn · autorisnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "autorisait" and "autorisent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "autorisait" vs "autorisent" - 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 "autorisait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorisait" and "autorisent" 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 #116,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.