aimer

\e.me\

/\e.me\/ verb

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The verdict

“aimer” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,847. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,847
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ressentir un fort sentiment d’attirance pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aimer · aimer · French

aimer · rank #1,847 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,847
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH agents

Nearest frequency peer: agents (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « aimer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « aimer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

aimer vs air
60% similar
aimer vs âme
40% similar
aimer vs armé
40% similar

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

Key facts for aimer
PropertyValue
Headwordaimer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.me\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,847
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aimer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aimerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « agents » (#1,846), « aurai » (#1,848), « accueil » (#1,845). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aimer » est au #1,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around aimer (IPA \e.me\), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,847 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for aimer, with forms such as "aiemr", "aimerr", and "aimmer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "air", "âme", "armé", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is aimer, spelled A-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ressentir un fort sentiment d’attirance pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Se dit également en parlant des choses physiques ou morales.
  3. 3
    Avoir un goût plus ou moins vif pour certaines personnes, pour certains animaux, pour certaines choses.
  4. 4
    Apprécier, trouver agréable.
  5. 5
    S’unir charnellement.
  6. 6
    Se plaire, trouver plaisir.
  7. 7
    Montrer son soutien ou son approbation pour quelque chose, un site web, généralement en cliquant sur un bouton prévu à cet effet en forme de pouce levé ou avec la mention « J’aime ».

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aimer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vous aviez été mon nourrisson, car votre mère était morte en vous mettant au monde. De ce jour-là, moi, sœur de lait de votre mère, je vous aimai comme mon propre enfant.
  2. Déjà, Jacques aimait Yasmina, follement, avec toute l’intensité débordante d’un premier amour chez un homme à la fois très sensuel et très rêveur en qui l’amour de la chair se spiritualisait, revêtait la forme d’une tendresse vraie…

Synonyms

adoreraffectionnerapprécierrespecterkiffervénérer

Antonyms

détesterhaïr

This word in other languages

love(English)querer(Español)lieben(Deutsch)amar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aiemr
  • aimerr
  • aimmer
  • aimre
  • amier
  • iamer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aimer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aiemr2aimerr1aimmer1aimre2amier2iamer2
Edit distance from "aimer"

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 "aimer"?
"aimer" is spelled A-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.me\.
What does "aimer" mean?
As a verb, "aimer" means: Ressentir un fort sentiment d’attirance pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "aimer"?
"aimer" is commonly confused with "air", "âme", "armé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aimer" is \e.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aimer" come from?
"aimer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aimer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aurai#1,848biens#1,851chefs#1,855pensé#1,830

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

cent6 variantsjaune6 variantsjolie6 variantsmorte6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list