aimait

\ɛ.mɛ\

/\ɛ.mɛ\/ verb

The verdict

“aimait” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,640 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#4,640
frequency rank, French
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe aimer.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aimait vs avait
67% similar
aimait vs amant
67% similar
aimait vs aurait
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aimait
PropertyValue
Headwordaimait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ.mɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,640
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aimait” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aimait lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for aimait is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ.mɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,640 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe aimer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for aimait, with forms such as "aiamit", "aimaitt", and "aimati". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "avait", "amant", "aurait", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aimait, spelled A-I-M-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe aimer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aiamit,aimaitt,aimati,aimiat,aimmait,amiait,iamait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aimait - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aiamit2aimaitt1aimati2aimiat2aimmait1amiait2iamait2
Edit distance from "aimait"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aimait"?
"aimait" is spelled A-I-M-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.mɛ\.
What does "aimait" mean?
As a verb, "aimait" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe aimer.
What words are commonly confused with "aimait"?
"aimait" is commonly confused with "avait", "amant", "aurait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aimait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aimait" is \ɛ.mɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aimait" come from?
"aimait" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “aimait”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-I-M-A-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ.mɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “avait” - see the side-by-side comparison. aimait vs avait
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list