Which to use
“aidons” and “aimons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,044
- “aidons” frequency rank
- #11,164
- “aimons” frequency rank
- 41208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aidons | aimons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aider. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. |
Where the eye mixes aidons and aimons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aidons and aimons
A purely visual mix-up. aidons (\ɛ.dɔ̃\) and aimons (\ɛ.mɔ̃\) 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 a single letter - d in “aidons” becomes m in “aimons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aidons is recorded at frequency rank #30,044, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ.dɔ̃\. aimons is at rank #11,164, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ.mɔ̃\.
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 41208, this pair ranks #234,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aidons vs aimons
Shared letters: ainos. Private to "aidons": d. Private to "aimons": m.
"aidons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "aimons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aidons" and "aimons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "aidons" or "aimons" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aidons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aimons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aidons" and "aimons" 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 #234,803 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.