Which to use
“aiment” and “aimer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,210
- “aiment” frequency rank
- #1,847
- “aimer” frequency rank
- 4057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aiment | aimer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. | Ressentir un fort sentiment d’attirance pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes aiment and aimer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aiment vs aimer
A purely visual mix-up. aiment (\ɛm\) and aimer (\e.me\) 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 4057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aiment is recorded at frequency rank #2,210, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛm\. 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 4057, this pair ranks #432,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aiment vs aimer
Shared letters: aeim. Private to "aiment": nt. Private to "aimer": r.
"aiment" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "aimer" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aiment" for "aimer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aiment" vs "aimer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aiment" and "aimer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aiment" 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 #432,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aiment" and "aimer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aiment vs animant". 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 #432,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.