amnésie

\am.ne.zi\

/\am.ne.zi\/ noun

The verdict

“amnésie” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,255
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Affaiblissement ou perte de la mémoire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

amnésie vs amnesty
57% similar
amnésie vs amnistie
75% similar
amnésie vs amnésique
78% similar

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

Key facts for amnésie
PropertyValue
Headwordamnésie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\am.ne.zi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,255
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amnésie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). amnésie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around amnésie (IPA \am.ne.zi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,255 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Affaiblissement ou perte de la mémoire.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for amnésie, with forms such as "ammnésie", "amnesie", and "amnnésie". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "amnesty", "amnistie", "amnésique", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is amnésie, spelled A-M-N-É-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affaiblissement ou perte de la mémoire.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ammnésie,amnesie,amnnésie,amnséie,amnéise,amnései,amnéssie,aménsie,anmésie,manésie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ammnésie1amnesie1amnnésie1amnséie2amnéise2amnései2amnéssie1aménsie2
Edit distance from "amnésie"

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 "amnésie"?
"amnésie" is spelled A-M-N-É-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \am.ne.zi\.
What does "amnésie" mean?
As a noun, "amnésie" means: Affaiblissement ou perte de la mémoire.
What words are commonly confused with "amnésie"?
"amnésie" is commonly confused with "amnesty", "amnistie", "amnésique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amnésie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amnésie" is \am.ne.zi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amnésie" come from?
"amnésie" 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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Using “amnésie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-M-N-É-S-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \am.ne.zi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “amnesty” - see the side-by-side comparison. amnésie vs amnesty
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list