Which to use
“aigles” and “aimées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,798
- “aigles” frequency rank
- #40,109
- “aimées” frequency rank
- 56907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigles | aimées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aigle. | Pluriel de aimée. |
Where the eye mixes aigles and aimées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aigles (VVCCVC) and aimées (VVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between aigles and aimées
A purely visual mix-up. aigles (\ɛɡl\) and aimées (\ɛ.me\) 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 56907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aigles is recorded at frequency rank #16,798, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡl\. aimées is at rank #40,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.me\.
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 56907, this pair ranks #118,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aigles vs aimées
Shared letters: aeis. Private to "aigles": gl. Private to "aimées": mé.
"aigles" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "aimées" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aigles ← aigels · aiggles · aigless · aiglles · aiglse · ailges · iagles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aigles" for "aimées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "aigles" or "aimées" show up more?
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 "aigles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aimées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigles" and "aimées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs aimées". 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 #118,210 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.