aimes

\ɛm\

/\ɛm\/ noun

The verdict

“aimes” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,941
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de aime.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aimes · aimes · French

aimes · rank #1,941 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,941
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH échelle

Nearest frequency peer: échelle (-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 « aimes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « aimes » 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).

aimes vs âme
40% similar
aimes vs amis
60% similar
aimes vs armé
40% similar

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

Key facts for aimes
PropertyValue
Headwordaimes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛm\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,941
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aimes »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.aimesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « échelle » (#1,940), « appartient » (#1,942), « vêtements » (#1,939). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aimes » est au #1,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around aimes (IPA \ɛm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,941 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de aime.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for aimes, with forms such as "aiems", "aimess", and "aimmes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "âme", "amis", "armé", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 aimes, spelled A-I-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de aime.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aiems
  • aimess
  • aimmes
  • aimse
  • iames

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aiems2aimess1aimmes1aimse2iames2
Edit distance from "aimes"

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 "aimes"?
"aimes" is spelled A-I-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛm\.
What does "aimes" mean?
As a noun, "aimes" means: Pluriel de aime.
What words are commonly confused with "aimes"?
"aimes" is commonly confused with "âme", "amis", "armé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aimes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aimes" is \ɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aimes" come from?
"aimes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list