Which to use
“aux” is an article and “avi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #58
- “aux” frequency rank
- #29,236
- “avi” frequency rank
- 29294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aux | avi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction obligatoire de la préposition à et de l'article défini les. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe avir. |
Where the eye mixes aux and avi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aux vs avi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aux is \o\ while avi is \a.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aux is recorded at frequency rank #58, classified as anarticle, pronounced \o\. avi is at rank #29,236, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.vi\.
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 29294, this pair ranks #317,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aux vs avi
Shared letters: a. Private to "aux": ux. Private to "avi": iv.
"aux" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "avi" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aux" and "avi" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aux" vs "avi" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aux" and "avi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aux" and "avi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aves vs avi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #317,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.