Which to use
“averse” and “averses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,451
- “averse” frequency rank
- #26,970
- “averses” frequency rank
- 55421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | averse | averses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluie soudaine, abondante et généralement brève. | Pluriel de averse. |
Same sound, different letters: averse vs averses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. averse runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against averses's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - averse and averses
This is the hard kind. averse and averses are pronounced identically (\a.vɛʁs\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “averse” sits inside “averses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
averse is recorded at frequency rank #28,451, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.vɛʁs\. averses is at rank #26,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vɛʁs\.
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 55421, this pair ranks #127,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of averse vs averses
Shared letters: aersv. Private to "averse": -. Private to "averses": -.
"averse" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "averses" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "averse" and "averses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "averse" or "averses"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "averse" / "averses". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "averse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "averses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "averse" and "averses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avéra vs averse". 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 #127,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.