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 eye mixes avéra and avérés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. avéra runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against avérés's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses avéra with avérés
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "avéra" and "avérés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "avéra" or "avérés" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "avéra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avéra" and "avérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avéra vs aves". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.