ami de cœur

\a.mi də kœʁ\

/\a.mi də kœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“ami de cœur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-ami-de-c-ur · ami de cœur · French

ami de cœur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ami de cœur
PropertyValue
Headwordami de cœur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.mi də kœʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ami de cœur » en français

ami de cœursiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ami de cœur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.mi də kœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amant.".

ami de cœur has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ami de cœur, spelled A-M-I- -D-E- -C-Œ-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’ami de cœur est la personne sur qui je peux compter, qui répondra toujours présent à mes appels, qui sera plus soucieux de ma santé que de la sienne, de mon bonheur que du sien, de mes désirs que des siens et qui n’hésitera jamais à dire oui. Personne de confiance pure.
  2. On vint à parler d’ami de cœur, on fit sur ce thème de la morale de concert. — Vivre sans un ami de cœur, disait M. de Sanréal plus qu’à demi ivre de gloire et de punch, ce serait la plus grande des sottises, si ce n’était pas une impossibilité.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ami de cœur"?
"ami de cœur" is spelled A-M-I- -D-E- -C-Œ-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mi də kœʁ\.
What does "ami de cœur" mean?
As a noun, "ami de cœur" means: Amant.
How do you pronounce "ami de cœur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ami de cœur" is \a.mi də kœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ami de cœur" come from?
"ami de cœur" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list