Which to use
“aimons” and “aurons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,164
- “aimons” frequency rank
- #5,730
- “aurons” frequency rank
- 16894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimons | aurons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. | Première personne du pluriel du futur de avoir. |
Where the eye mixes aimons and aurons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aimons and aurons
A purely visual mix-up. aimons (\ɛ.mɔ̃\) and aurons (\o.ʁɔ̃\) 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 16894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimons is recorded at frequency rank #11,164, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ.mɔ̃\. aurons is at rank #5,730, tagged as averb, pronounced \o.ʁɔ̃\.
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 16894, this pair ranks #385,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimons vs aurons
Shared letters: anos. Private to "aimons": im. Private to "aurons": ru.
"aimons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "aurons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aimons" and "aurons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "aimons" or "aurons" show up more?
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 "aimons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aurons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimons" and "aurons" 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 #385,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.