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“avéré” and “averti” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,348
“avéré” frequency rank
#9,274
“averti” frequency rank
20622
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avéré averti
Definition Qui est connu, vérifié ou vrai. Qui est informé, prévenu.

Where the eye mixes avéré and averti

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
avéré
6 ch
averti

Visual trap between avéré and averti

A purely visual mix-up. avéré (\a.ve.ʁe\) and averti (\a.vɛʁ.ti\) 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 20622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avéré is recorded at frequency rank #11,348, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ve.ʁe\. averti is at rank #9,274, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.vɛʁ.ti\.

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 20622, this pair ranks #367,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of avéré vs averti

Shared letters: arv. Private to "avéré": é. Private to "averti": eit.

"avéré" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "averti" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • avertiaevrti · averit · averrti · avertti · avetri · avreti · avverti · vaerti

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avéré" and "averti" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.ve.ʁe\ versus \a.vɛʁ.ti\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "avéré" or "averti"?
"averti" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,274 in our French list, against #11,348 for "avéré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "avéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "averti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #367,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "avéré" and "averti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avéra vs avéré". 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 #367,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list