Which to use
“aimez” is a verb and “aisé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,179
- “aimez” frequency rank
- #12,711
- “aisé” frequency rank
- 15890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimez | aisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. | Facile à faire, simple, sans problème. |
Where the eye mixes aimez and aisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. aimez runs 5 letters (VVCVC) against aisé's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aimez and aisé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aimez is \ɛ.me\ while aisé is \ɛ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimez is recorded at frequency rank #3,179, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ.me\. aisé is at rank #12,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ.ze\.
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 15890, this pair ranks #390,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimez vs aisé
Shared letters: ai. Private to "aimez": emz. Private to "aisé": sé.
"aimez" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "aisé" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aimez ← aiemz · aimezz · aimmez · aimze · amiez · iamez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aimez" and "aisé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aimez" or "aisé"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimez" and "aisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aisé vs Aure". 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 #390,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.