avarevsavérésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“avare” and “avérés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,458
“avare” frequency rank
#23,110
“avérés” frequency rank
46568
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avare avérés
Definition Qui a un désir excessif d’accumuler. Masculin pluriel de avéré.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avare and avérés apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
avare
6 ch
avérés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. avare (\a.vaʁ\) and avérés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avare is recorded at frequency rank #23,458, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.vaʁ\. avérés is at rank #23,110, tagged as anadj, 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 46568, this pair ranks #193,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of avare vs avérés

Shared letters: arv. Private to "avare": e. Private to "avérés": .

"avare" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "avérés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • avareaavre · avaer · avarre · avrae · avvare · vaare

Frequency comparison

avare#23,458
avérés#23,110

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avare" and "avérés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.vaʁ\ versus \a.ve.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "avare" or "avérés"?
"avérés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,110 in our French list, against #23,458 for "avare". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering avare vs avérés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avare” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list