Which to use
“aimes” and “amas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,941
- “aimes” frequency rank
- #11,519
- “amas” frequency rank
- 13460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimes | amas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aime. | Agrégat de plusieurs choses réunies, accumulées comme en un seul tas. |
Where the eye mixes aimes and amas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aimes runs 5 letters (VVCVC) against amas's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aimes and amas
A purely visual mix-up. aimes (\ɛm\) and amas (\a.ma\) 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 13460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimes is recorded at frequency rank #1,941, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛm\. amas is at rank #11,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ma\.
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 13460, this pair ranks #400,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimes vs amas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "aimes": ei. Private to "amas": -.
"aimes" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aimes" and "amas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aimes" or "amas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimes" and "amas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amas vs aves". 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 #400,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.