Which to use
“aimais” is a verb and “aimées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,100
- “aimais” frequency rank
- #40,109
- “aimées” frequency rank
- 45209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimais | aimées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe aimer. | Pluriel de aimée. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aimais and aimées apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aimais is \ɛ.mɛ\ while aimées is \ɛ.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimais is recorded at frequency rank #5,100, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ.mɛ\. 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 45209, this pair ranks #204,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aimais vs aimées
Shared letters: aims. Private to "aimais": -. Private to "aimées": eé.
"aimais" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC · "aimées" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aimais ← aiamis · aimaiss · aimasi · aimias · aimmais · amiais · iamais
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aimais" and "aimées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aimais" or "aimées"?
Remembering aimais vs aimées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “aimais”; for a noun, it's “aimées”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aimais” entry
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