Which to use
“average” and “avérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,883
- “average” frequency rank
- #19,450
- “avérée” frequency rank
- 54333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | average | avérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De qualité moyenne. | Féminin singulier de avéré. |
Where the eye mixes average and avérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: average vs avérée
A purely visual mix-up. average (\ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ\) and avérée (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54333, 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\. avérée is at rank #19,450, 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 54333, this pair ranks #134,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of average vs avérée
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "average": g. Private to "avérée": é.
"average" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "avérée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- average ← aevrage · avearge · averaeg · averagge · avergae · averrage · avreage · avverage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "average" and "avérée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "average" vs "avérée" - which ranks higher?
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 "avérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "average" and "avérée" 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 #134,732 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.