Which to use
“aiment” is a verb and “aisément” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,210
- “aiment” frequency rank
- #7,516
- “aisément” frequency rank
- 9726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aiment | aisément |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. | D’une manière aisée. |
Where the eye mixes aiment and aisément
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aiment runs 6 letters (VVCVCC) against aisément's 8 (VVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aiment with aisément
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aiment is \ɛm\ while aisément is \ɛ.ze.mɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9726, 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\. aisément is at rank #7,516, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ɛ.ze.mɑ̃\.
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 9726, this pair ranks #415,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aiment vs aisément
Shared letters: aeimnt. Private to "aiment": -. Private to "aisément": sé.
"aiment" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "aisément" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aiment ← aiemnt · aimennt · aimentt · aimetn · aimment · aimnet · amient · iament
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aiment" and "aisément" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "aiment" or "aisément" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aiment" and "aisément" 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 "aisément" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aiment" and "aisément" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aisément vs âprement". 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 #415,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.