Which to use
“average” and “avéré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,883
- “average” frequency rank
- #11,348
- “avéré” frequency rank
- 46231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | average | avéré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De qualité moyenne. | Qui est connu, vérifié ou vrai. |
Where the eye mixes average and avéré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: average vs avéré
A purely visual mix-up. average (\ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ\) and avéré (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46231, 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\. avéré is at rank #11,348, 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 46231, this pair ranks #196,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of average vs avéré
Shared letters: arv. Private to "average": eg. Private to "avéré": é.
"average" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "avéré" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- average ← aevrage · avearge · averaeg · averagge · avergae · averrage · avreage · avverage
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "average" and "avéré" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "average" or "avéré" show up more?
What to do next
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 "avéré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "average" and "avéré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avéra vs average". 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 #196,550 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.