Which to use
“aimées” and “aises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,109
- “aimées” frequency rank
- #41,636
- “aises” frequency rank
- 81745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimées | aises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aimée. | Pluriel de aise. |
Where the eye mixes aimées and aises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aimées runs 6 letters (VVCVVC) against aises's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aimées and aises
A purely visual mix-up. aimées (\ɛ.me\) and aises (\ɛz\) 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 81745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimées is recorded at frequency rank #40,109, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.me\. aises is at rank #41,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛz\.
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 81745, this pair ranks #18,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aimées vs aises
Shared letters: aeis. Private to "aimées": mé. Private to "aises": -.
"aimées" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC · "aises" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aises ← aisess · aisse · aisses · asies · iases
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aimées" for "aises" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "aimées" or "aises" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimées" and "aises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aises vs aves". 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 #18,117 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.