Which to use
“average” is an adjective and “avérait” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,883
- “average” frequency rank
- #37,190
- “avérait” frequency rank
- 72073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | average | avérait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De qualité moyenne. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe avérer. |
Where the eye mixes average and avérait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: average vs avérait
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: average is \ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ\ while avérait is \a.ve.ʁɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
average is recorded at frequency rank #34,883, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ\. avérait is at rank #37,190, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ve.ʁɛ\.
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 72073, this pair ranks #45,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of average vs avérait
Shared letters: arv. Private to "average": eg. Private to "avérait": ité.
"average" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "avérait" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- average ← aevrage · avearge · averaeg · averagge · avergae · averrage · avreage · avverage
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "average" and "avérait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "average" or "avérait"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "average" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avérait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "average" and "avérait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avéra vs avérait". 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 #45,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.