Which to use
“ora” is a noun and “oraux” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,161
- “ora” frequency rank
- #24,312
- “oraux” frequency rank
- 55473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ora | oraux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cépage très précoce donnant du raisin de table qui se présente en grosses grappes avec de très gros grains jaune d'or. Il s'agit d'un cépage issu d'un croisement entre le cépage cardinal et une espèce issue du croisement entre perle de Csaba et cinsaut. | Masculin pluriel de oral. |
Same sound, different letters: ora vs oraux
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. ora runs 3 letters (VCV) against oraux's 5 (VCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - ora and oraux
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ora and oraux carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɔ.ʁo\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ora” sits inside “oraux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ora is recorded at frequency rank #31,161, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.ʁo\. oraux is at rank #24,312, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.ʁo\.
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 55473, this pair ranks #127,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ora vs oraux
Shared letters: aor. Private to "ora": -. Private to "oraux": ux.
"ora" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "oraux" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- oraux ← oarux · orauxx · oraxu · orraux · oruax · roaux
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"ora" and "oraux" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "ora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oraux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ora" and "oraux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs ora". 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 #127,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.