Which to use
“avez” and “aye” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #262
- “avez” frequency rank
- #31,835
- “aye” frequency rank
- 32097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avez | aye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de avoir. | Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe avoir. |
Where the eye mixes avez and aye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between avez and aye
A purely visual mix-up. avez (\a.ve\) and aye (\ɛ\) 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 32097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avez is recorded at frequency rank #262, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ve\. aye is at rank #31,835, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ\.
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 32097, this pair ranks #299,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avez vs aye
Shared letters: ae. Private to "avez": vz. Private to "aye": y.
"avez" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "aye" · 3 letters · shape VVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- avez ← aevz · avezz · avvez · avze · vaez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "avez" and "aye" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "avez" vs "aye" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "avez" and "aye" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "avez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "avez" and "aye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aves vs aye". 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 #299,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.