avérévsaveuWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: avéré is a adjective, aveu is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“avéré” is an adjective and “aveu” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,348
“avéré” frequency rank
#11,716
“aveu” frequency rank
23064
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avéré aveu
Definition Qui est connu, vérifié ou vrai. Déclaration verbale ou écrite par laquelle on reconnaît avoir fait ou dit quelque chose.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avéré and aveu apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
avéré
4 ch
aveu

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: avéré is \a.ve.ʁe\ while aveu is \a.vø\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23064, 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\. aveu is at rank #11,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vø\.

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 23064, this pair ranks #354,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of avéré vs aveu

Shared letters: av. Private to "avéré": . Private to "aveu": eu.

"avéré" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "aveu" · 4 letters · shape VCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aveuaevu · avue · avveu

Frequency comparison

avéré#11,348
aveu#11,716

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avéré" and "aveu" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "avéré" is an adjective and "aveu" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "avéré" or "aveu"?
"avéré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,348 in our French list, against #11,716 for "aveu". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering avéré vs aveu

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “avéré”; for a noun, it's “aveu”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avéré” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list