Which to use
“aéré” and “amères” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,820
- “aéré” frequency rank
- #39,151
- “amères” frequency rank
- 74971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aéré | amères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui reçoit un courant d'air. | Féminin pluriel de amer. |
Where the eye mixes aéré and amères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. aéré runs 4 letters (VVCV) against amères's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aéré vs amères
A purely visual mix-up. aéré (\a.e.ʁe\) and amères (\a.mɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aéré is recorded at frequency rank #35,820, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.e.ʁe\. amères is at rank #39,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.mɛʁ\.
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 74971, this pair ranks #35,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aéré vs amères
Shared letters: ar. Private to "aéré": é. Private to "amères": emsè.
"aéré" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "amères" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aéré" for "amères" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aéré" or "amères"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aéré" and "amères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alertés vs amères". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.