Which to use
“aimées” and “années” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,109
- “aimées” frequency rank
- #189
- “années” frequency rank
- 40298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimées | années |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aimée. | Décennie commençant en multiple de dix. |
Where the eye mixes aimées and années
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aimées (VVCVVC) and années (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between aimées and années
A purely visual mix-up. aimées (\ɛ.me\) and années (\a.ne\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40298, 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\. années is at rank #189, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ne\.
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 40298, this pair ranks #241,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aimées vs années
Shared letters: aesé. Private to "aimées": im. Private to "années": n.
"aimées" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC · "années" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aimées" and "années" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "aimées" or "années" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "années" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimées" and "années" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs aimées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #241,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.