aimablesvsarablesConfusable pair

Which to use

“aimables” and “arables” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,439
“aimables” frequency rank
#44,304
“arables” frequency rank
72743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aimables arables
Definition Pluriel de aimable. Pluriel de arable.

Where the eye mixes aimables and arables

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
aimables
7 ch
arables

Look-alike desk: aimables vs arables

A purely visual mix-up. aimables (\ɛ.mabl\) and arables (\a.ʁabl\) 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 72743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aimables is recorded at frequency rank #28,439, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ.mabl\. arables is at rank #44,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ʁabl\.

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 72743, this pair ranks #42,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aimables vs arables

Shared letters: abels. Private to "aimables": im. Private to "arables": r.

"aimables" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC  ·  "arables" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aimablesaiambles · aimabbles · aimabels · aimabless · aimablles · aimablse · aimalbes · aimbales
  • arablesaarbles · arabbles · arabels · arabless · arablles · arablse · aralbes · arbales

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aimables" and "arables" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ.mabl\ versus \a.ʁabl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aimables" or "arables"?
"aimables" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,439 in our French list, against #44,304 for "arables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aimables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aimables" and "arables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anales vs arables". 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 #42,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list