Which to use
“avalent” is an adjective and “avaler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,172
- “avalent” frequency rank
- #9,273
- “avaler” frequency rank
- 56445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avalent | avaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit d’un mot (très généralement un verbe ou une locution verbale) dont la valence est nulle c’est à dire qui n’accepte aucun actant. En français, cela s’applique essentiellement aux verbes impersonnels. | Faire descendre par le gosier dans l’estomac. |
Where the eye mixes avalent and avaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. avalent runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against avaler's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between avalent and avaler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avalent is \a.va.lɑ̃\ while avaler is \a.va.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avalent is recorded at frequency rank #47,172, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.va.lɑ̃\. avaler is at rank #9,273, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.va.le\.
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 56445, this pair ranks #121,056 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avalent vs avaler
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "avalent": nt. Private to "avaler": r.
"avalent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "avaler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "avalent" and "avaler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "avalent" or "avaler"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "avalent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,056 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avalent" and "avaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avalent vs Avalon". 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 #121,056 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.