Which to use
“auxquelles” and “auxquels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,523
- “auxquelles” frequency rank
- #4,310
- “auxquels” frequency rank
- 9833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auxquelles | auxquels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de auquel. | Masculin pluriel de auquel. |
Same sound, different letters: auxquelles vs auxquels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. auxquelles runs 10 letters (VVCCVVCCVC) against auxquels's 8 (VVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - auxquelles / auxquels
This is the hard kind. auxquelles and auxquels are pronounced identically (\o.kɛl\) and both work as apronoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auxquelles is recorded at frequency rank #5,523, classified as apron, pronounced \o.kɛl\. auxquels is at rank #4,310, tagged as apron, pronounced \o.kɛl\.
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 9833, this pair ranks #415,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auxquelles vs auxquels
Shared letters: aelqsux. Private to "auxquelles": -. Private to "auxquels": -.
"auxquelles" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC · "auxquels" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auxquelles ← auqxuelles · auxqeulles · auxqquelles · auxquelels · auxqueles · auxquelless · auxquellse · auxquleles
- auxquels ← auqxuels · auxqeuls · auxqquels · auxquells · auxquelss · auxquesl · auxqules · auxuqels
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auxquelles" and "auxquels" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "auxquelles" or "auxquels" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "auxquelles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auxquels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auxquelles" and "auxquels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auquel vs auxquelles". 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 #415,227 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.