Which to use
“aident” and “aidons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,957
- “aident” frequency rank
- #30,044
- “aidons” frequency rank
- 39001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aident | aidons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aider. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aider. |
Where the eye mixes aident and aidons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aident and aidons
A purely visual mix-up. aident (\ɛd\) and aidons (\ɛ.dɔ̃\) 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 39001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aident is recorded at frequency rank #8,957, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛd\. aidons is at rank #30,044, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ.dɔ̃\.
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 39001, this pair ranks #251,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aident vs aidons
Shared letters: adin. Private to "aident": et. Private to "aidons": os.
"aident" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "aidons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aident" and "aidons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aident" vs "aidons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aident" and "aidons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aident" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aidons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aident" and "aidons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aidons vs ains". 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 #251,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.