Which to use
“aviez” is a verb and “avion” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,053
- “aviez” frequency rank
- #1,156
- “avion” frequency rank
- 7209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aviez | avion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe avoir. | Aéronef plus lourd que l'air dont la sustentation est assurée par des ailes porteuses et la locomotion par un ou plusieurs moteurs. |
Where the eye mixes aviez and avion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aviez and avion follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aviez with avion
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aviez is \a.vje\ while avion is \a.vjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aviez is recorded at frequency rank #6,053, classified as averb, pronounced \a.vje\. avion is at rank #1,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vjɔ̃\.
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 7209, this pair ranks #423,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aviez vs avion
Shared letters: aiv. Private to "aviez": ez. Private to "avion": no.
"aviez" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "avion" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aviez" and "avion" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "aviez" or "avion" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aviez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aviez" and "avion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aves vs aviez". 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 #423,852 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.