Which to use
“aimé” and “apte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,466
- “aimé” frequency rank
- #12,518
- “apte” frequency rank
- 13984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimé | apte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chéri. | Qui est propre à quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes aimé and apte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. aimé (VVCV) and apte (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses aimé with apte
A purely visual mix-up. aimé (\ɛ.me\) and apte (\apt\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimé is recorded at frequency rank #1,466, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ.me\. apte is at rank #12,518, tagged as anadj, pronounced \apt\.
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 13984, this pair ranks #398,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimé vs apte
Shared letters: a. Private to "aimé": imé. Private to "apte": ept.
"aimé" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "apte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apte ← apet · appte · atpe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aimé" for "apte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aimé" or "apte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aimé" and "apte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimé" and "apte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apte vs arti". 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 #398,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.