Which to use
“avaler” and “avérer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,273
- “avaler” frequency rank
- #15,095
- “avérer” frequency rank
- 24368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avaler | avérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire descendre par le gosier dans l’estomac. | Reconnaître ou faire reconnaître pour vrai. |
Where the eye mixes avaler and avérer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: avaler vs avérer
A purely visual mix-up. avaler (\a.va.le\) and avérer (\a.ve.ʁe\) 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 24368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avaler is recorded at frequency rank #9,273, classified as averb, pronounced \a.va.le\. avérer is at rank #15,095, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ve.ʁe\.
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 24368, this pair ranks #347,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of avaler vs avérer
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "avaler": l. Private to "avérer": é.
"avaler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avérer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avaler ← aavler · avaelr · avalerr · avaller · avalre · avlaer · avvaler · vaaler
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "avaler" and "avérer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "avaler" or "avérer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "avaler" and "avérer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "avaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avaler" and "avérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avéra vs avérer". 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 #347,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.