Which to use
“aimée” is a noun and “aimer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,064
- “aimée” frequency rank
- #1,847
- “aimer” frequency rank
- 9911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimée | aimer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est aimée. | Ressentir un fort sentiment d’attirance pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose. |
Same sound, different letters: aimée vs aimer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. aimée (VVCVV) and aimer (VVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: aimée vs aimer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: aimée and aimer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimée is recorded at frequency rank #8,064, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.me\. aimer is at rank #1,847, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.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 9911, this pair ranks #414,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimée vs aimer
Shared letters: aeim. Private to "aimée": é. Private to "aimer": r.
"aimée" · 5 letters · shape VVCVV · "aimer" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aimer ← aiemr · aimerr · aimmer · aimre · amier · iamer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aimée" for "aimer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aimée" vs "aimer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"aimée" and "aimer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aimer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimée" and "aimer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "actée vs aimée". 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 #414,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.