avérésvsavidesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,110
“avérés” frequency rank
#25,896
“avides” frequency rank
49006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature avérés avides
Definition Masculin pluriel de avéré. Pluriel de avide.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avérés and avides apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
avérés
6 ch
avides

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. avérés (\a.ve.ʁe\) and avides (\a.vid\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

avérés is recorded at frequency rank #23,110, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ve.ʁe\. avides is at rank #25,896, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.vid\.

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 49006, this pair ranks #174,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of avérés vs avides

Shared letters: asv. Private to "avérés": . Private to "avides": dei.

"avérés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "avides" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • avidesaivdes · avdies · aviddes · avidess · avidse · avieds · avvides · vaides

Frequency comparison

avérés#23,110
avides#25,896

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "avérés" and "avides" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.ve.ʁe\ versus \a.vid\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "avérés" or "avides"?
"avérés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,110 in our French list, against #25,896 for "avides". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering avérés vs avides

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avérés” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list