Which to use
“avoué” is an adjective and “avouée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,786
- “avoué” frequency rank
- #46,594
- “avouée” frequency rank
- 54380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avoué | avouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est reconnu comme vrai. | Officière ministérielle dont la fonction est de représenter les parties devant les tribunaux et de faire en leur nom tous les actes de procédure nécessaires. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avoué and avouée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: avoué and avouée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.vwe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “avoué” sits inside “avouée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avoué is recorded at frequency rank #7,786, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.vwe\. avouée is at rank #46,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vwe\.
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 54380, this pair ranks #134,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avoué vs avouée
Shared letters: aouvé. Private to "avoué": -. Private to "avouée": e.
"avoué" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "avouée" · 6 letters · shape VCVVVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering avoué vs avouée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “avoué”; for a noun, it's “avouée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avoué” entry
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