amener

\a.mə.ne\

/\a.mə.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“amener” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,509
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mener d’un lieu à un autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amener · amener · French

amener · rank #3,509 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,509
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amende

Nearest frequency peer: amende (-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 « amener »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « amener » 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).

amener vs amer
67% similar
amener vs arène
50% similar
amener vs amère
50% similar

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

Key facts for amener
PropertyValue
Headwordamener
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.mə.ne\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,509
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « amener »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).amenerse 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 « amende » (#3,508), « aménagement » (#3,510), « étions » (#3,507). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amener » est au #3,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around amener (IPA \a.mə.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,509 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for amener, with forms such as "aemner", "ameenr", and "amenerr". 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, "amer", "arène", "amère", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is amener, spelled A-M-E-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mener d’un lieu à un autre.
  2. 2
    Conduire, transporter vers un autre endroit.
  3. 3
    Parvenir à faire adopter une opinion à quelqu’un.
  4. 4
    Tirer à soi.
  5. 5
    Faire descendre.
  6. 6
    Baisser son pavillon pour marquer qu’on se rend à l’ennemi.
  7. 7
    Introduire, faire adopter, mettre en usage.
  8. 8
    Passer d’une chose à une autre qui la suit immédiatement, ou qui en est la conséquence.
  9. 9
    Venir.
  10. 10
    Arriver.
  11. 11
    Mettre bas, en parlant des animaux.
  12. 12
    Produire un certain numéro en lançant un dé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les personnes qu’on nous amène ivres mortes et que l’ivrognerie a rendues violentes sont encore plus pathétiques.
  2. Si vous venez nous voir, amenez votre frère.

Synonyms

apporteremmenerconduiremener

This word in other languages

bring(English)aportar(Español)mitnehmen(Deutsch)convocar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aemner
  • ameenr
  • amenerr
  • amenner
  • amenre
  • ammener
  • amneer
  • maener

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aemner2ameenr2amenerr1amenner1amenre2ammener1amneer2maener2
Edit distance from "amener"

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 "amener"?
"amener" is spelled A-M-E-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mə.ne\.
What does "amener" mean?
As a verb, "amener" means: Mener d’un lieu à un autre.
What words are commonly confused with "amener"?
"amener" is commonly confused with "amer", "arène", "amère". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amener"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amener" is \a.mə.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amener" come from?
"amener" 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 "amener", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amende#3,508étions#3,507victor#3,505soldat#3,504

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

chers8 variantsrecette8 variantsdiable8 variantsprouve8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list