Which to use
“aimer” and “aimez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,847
- “aimer” frequency rank
- #3,179
- “aimez” frequency rank
- 5026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimer | aimez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ressentir un fort sentiment d’attirance pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. |
Where the eye mixes aimer and aimez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aimer with aimez
A purely visual mix-up. aimer (\e.me\) and aimez (\ɛ.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 a single letter - r in “aimer” becomes z in “aimez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimer is recorded at frequency rank #1,847, classified as averb, pronounced \e.me\. aimez is at rank #3,179, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ.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 5026, this pair ranks #430,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimer vs aimez
Shared letters: aeim. Private to "aimer": r. Private to "aimez": z.
"aimer" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "aimez" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aimer" and "aimez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aimer" or "aimez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aimez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimer" and "aimez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aimez vs ainés". 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 #430,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.