Which to use
“aiment” and “aimons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,210
- “aiment” frequency rank
- #11,164
- “aimons” frequency rank
- 13374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aiment | aimons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. |
Where the eye mixes aiment and aimons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aiment and aimons
A purely visual mix-up. aiment (\ɛm\) and aimons (\ɛ.mɔ̃\) 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 13374, 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\. aimons is at rank #11,164, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ.mɔ̃\.
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 13374, this pair ranks #401,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aiment vs aimons
Shared letters: aimn. Private to "aiment": et. Private to "aimons": os.
"aiment" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "aimons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aiment" for "aimons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aiment" vs "aimons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aiment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aimons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aiment" and "aimons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aimons vs ains". 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 #401,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.