Which to use
“autorisent” and “autoriser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,929
- “autorisent” frequency rank
- #7,658
- “autoriser” frequency rank
- 28587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorisent | autoriser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe autoriser. | Revêtir d’une autorité. |
Where the eye mixes autorisent and autoriser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses autorisent with autoriser
A purely visual mix-up. autorisent (\ɔ.tɔ.ʁiz\) and autoriser (\o.to.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 28587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorisent is recorded at frequency rank #20,929, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔ.tɔ.ʁiz\. autoriser is at rank #7,658, tagged as averb, pronounced \o.to.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 28587, this pair ranks #321,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of autorisent vs autoriser
Shared letters: aeiorstu. Private to "autorisent": n. Private to "autoriser": -.
"autorisent" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCC · "autoriser" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorisent ← atuorisent · auotrisent · autoirsent · autoriesnt · autorisennt · autorisentt · autorisetn · autorisnet
- autoriser ← atuoriser · auotriser · autoirser · autoriesr · autoriserr · autorisre · autorisser · autorriser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "autorisent" for "autoriser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "autorisent" or "autoriser"?
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 "autorisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autoriser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorisent" and "autoriser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autorisent 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 #321,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.