avéravsavérésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: avéra is a verb, avérés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“avéra” is a verb and “avérés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,509
“avéra” frequency rank
#23,110
“avérés” frequency rank
72619
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avéra avérés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe avérer. Masculin pluriel de avéré.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avéra and avérés apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
avéra
6 ch
avérés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avéra is \a.ve.ʁa\ while avérés is \a.ve.ʁe\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avéra is recorded at frequency rank #49,509, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ve.ʁa\. 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 72619, this pair ranks #43,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of avéra vs avérés

Shared letters: arvé. Private to "avéra": -. Private to "avérés": s.

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

Frequency comparison

avéra#49,509
avérés#23,110

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avéra" and "avérés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "avéra" is a verb and "avérés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "avéra" or "avérés"?
"avérés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,110 in our French list, against #49,509 for "avéra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering avéra vs avérés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “avéra”; for an adjective, it's “avérés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avéra” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list