Which to use
“agiles” and “amples” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,140
- “agiles” frequency rank
- #20,042
- “amples” frequency rank
- 59182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agiles | amples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de agile. | Pluriel de ample. |
Where the eye mixes agiles and amples
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agiles (VCVCVC) and amples (VCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: agiles vs amples
A purely visual mix-up. agiles (\a.ʒil\) and amples (\ɑ̃pl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agiles is recorded at frequency rank #39,140, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒil\. amples is at rank #20,042, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃pl\.
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 59182, this pair ranks #104,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agiles vs amples
Shared letters: aels. Private to "agiles": gi. Private to "amples": mp.
"agiles" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amples" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agiles" and "amples" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agiles" vs "amples" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agiles" and "amples" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agiles" and "amples" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agiles vs agitées". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #104,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.