abavsamarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aba is a noun, amar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aba” is a noun and “amar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,886
“aba” frequency rank
#28,048
“amar” frequency rank
76934
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aba amar
Definition Manteau de laine en usage en Turquie et dans l’ancienne Perse. Aimer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aba and amar apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
aba
4 ch
amar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aba is anoun and amaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aba is recorded at frequency rank #48,886, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ba\. amar is at rank #28,048, tagged as averb.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 76934, this pair ranks #29,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aba vs amar

Shared letters: a. Private to "aba": b. Private to "amar": mr.

"aba" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amaraamr · amarr · ammar

Frequency comparison

aba#48,886
amar#28,048

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aba" and "amar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aba" is a noun and "amar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aba" or "amar"?
"amar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,048 in our French list, against #48,886 for "aba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aba vs amar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “aba”; for a verb, it's “amar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aba” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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