améliorer

\a.me.ljɔ.ʁe\

/\a.me.ljɔ.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“améliorer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,801. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,801
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre meilleur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ameliorer · améliorer · French

améliorer · rank #1,801 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,801
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH allé

Nearest frequency peer: allé (-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 « améliorer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « améliorer » 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).

améliorer vs améliorera
90% similar
améliorer vs améliore
89% similar
améliorer vs améliorée
78% similar

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

Key facts for améliorer
PropertyValue
Headwordaméliorer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.me.ljɔ.ʁe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,801
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « améliorer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).améliorerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « allé » (#1,800), « attendant » (#1,802), « agriculture » (#1,799). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « améliorer » est au #1,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around améliorer (IPA \a.me.ljɔ.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,801 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for améliorer, with forms such as "ameliorer", "amléiorer", and "amméliorer". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "améliorera", "améliore", "améliorée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is améliorer, spelled A-M-É-L-I-O-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre meilleur.
  2. 2
    Donner plus de valeur, en parlant des réparations qu’on fait à un bâtiment, des augmentations de revenu d’un fonds de terre.
  3. 3
    Augmenter les performances.
  4. 4
    Devenir meilleur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les catholiques sociaux […] veulent améliorer le sort des pauvres, non seulement par la charité, mais par une foule d’institutions propres à atténuer les douleurs causées par l’économie capitaliste.
  2. L’inspection ante-mortem peut améliorer l’efficacité de l’opération en éliminant un certain nombre d’animaux qui seraient impropres à la consommation.

Synonyms

ameilleurerperfectionnerbonifier

Antonyms

dégraderdétériorer

This word in other languages

improve(English)mejorar(Español)bessern(Deutsch)melhorar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ameliorer
  • amléiorer
  • amméliorer
  • améilorer
  • amélioerr
  • améliorerr
  • améliorre
  • améliorrer
  • améliroer
  • amélliorer
  • améloirer
  • aémliorer
  • maéliorer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of améliorer - 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.

ameliorer1amléiorer2amméliorer1améilorer2amélioerr2améliorerr1améliorre2améliorrer1
Edit distance from "améliorer"

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 "améliorer"?
"améliorer" is spelled A-M-É-L-I-O-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.me.ljɔ.ʁe\.
What does "améliorer" mean?
As a verb, "améliorer" means: Rendre meilleur.
What words are commonly confused with "améliorer"?
"améliorer" is commonly confused with "améliorera", "améliore", "améliorée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "améliorer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "améliorer" is \a.me.ljɔ.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "améliorer" come from?
"améliorer" 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 "améliorer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

attendant#1,802publiques#1,784Intention#1,773différent#1,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

autrement13 variantsautorités13 variantsquatrième13 variantscondition13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list