âmes
\ɑːm\
The verdict
“âmes” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,939
- frequency rank, French
- 14
- “” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Pluriel de âme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ames · âmes · French
âmes · rank #5,939 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,939
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 14
- PHOTO-FINISH violents
Nearest frequency peer: violents (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “âmes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- turc
turc
94,065 corpus weight
- usages
usages
94,064 corpus weight
- violents
violents
94,063 corpus weight
- âmes
âmes
94,062 corpus weight
- échanger
échanger
94,061 corpus weight
- écrivains
écrivains
94,060 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “âmes” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | âmes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑːm\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #5,939 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “âmes” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around âmes (IPA \ɑːm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,939 among 14 “” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de âme.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for âmes, with forms such as "ames", "mâes", and "âems". 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, "As", "ans", "ami", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is âmes, spelled Â-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de âme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how âmes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Maxime oppose donc et renvoie dos à dos – à la façon de Grégoire – ceux qui « à la grecque » croient à la préexistence des âmes et ceux qui « à la juive » privilégient la préexistence des corps.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ames
- mâes
- âems
- âmess
- âmmes
- âmse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of âmes - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "âmes", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "âmes". Here's where to go from here.
- "âmes" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "As". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,939 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "Â" letter cohort. –Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.