Which to use
“aidés” and “aidons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,094
- “aidés” frequency rank
- #30,044
- “aidons” frequency rank
- 42138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aidés | aidons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe aider. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aider. |
Where the eye mixes aidés and aidons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aidés with aidons
A purely visual mix-up. aidés (\ɛ.de\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aidés is recorded at frequency rank #12,094, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ.de\. 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 42138, this pair ranks #227,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aidés vs aidons
Shared letters: adis. Private to "aidés": é. Private to "aidons": no.
"aidés" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "aidons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aidons ← adions · aiddons · aidnos · aidonns · aidonss · aidosn · aiodns · iadons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aidés" and "aidons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aidés" vs "aidons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aidés" and "aidons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aidés" 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 #227,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aidés" 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 #227,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.