Which to use
“avec” is a preposition and “avéra” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32
- “avec” frequency rank
- #49,509
- “avéra” frequency rank
- 49541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avec | avéra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjointement à ; en compagnie de. Note d’usage : La préposition est généralement suivie d'un pronom, à l'exception notable des régions linguistiques sous l'influence des langues germaniques comme l'Alsace, la Belgique et la Suisse, où la préposition est placée parfois en position finale sans être suivie d'un pronom. Ainsi, alors que le reste de la France dit « tu viens avec moi/nous ? », on entend parfois le long de la frontière germanophone « tu viens avec ? », comme traduction mot à mot de l'allemand « Du kommst mit? » (« tu m'accompagnes » ) et du néerlandais « kom jij mee? ». | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe avérer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avec and avéra apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avec is \a.vɛk\ while avéra is \a.ve.ʁa\. 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 (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avec is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as aprep, pronounced \a.vɛk\. avéra is at rank #49,509, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ve.ʁa\.
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 49541, this pair ranks #169,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avec vs avéra
Shared letters: av. Private to "avec": ce. Private to "avéra": ré.
"avec" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "avéra" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- avec ← aevc · avce · avecc · avvec · vaec
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "avec" and "avéra" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "avec" or "avéra"?
Remembering avec vs avéra
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a preposition, it's “avec”; for a verb, it's “avéra”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avec” entry
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