Which to use
“aimons” is a verb and “avions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,164
- “aimons” frequency rank
- #1,507
- “avions” frequency rank
- 12671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimons | avions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. | Pluriel de avion. |
Where the eye mixes aimons and avions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aimons (VVCVCC) and avions (VCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between aimons and avions
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aimons is \ɛ.mɔ̃\ while avions is \a.vjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12671, 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\. avions is at rank #1,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vjɔ̃\.
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 12671, this pair ranks #404,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimons vs avions
Shared letters: ainos. Private to "aimons": m. Private to "avions": v.
"aimons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "avions" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aimons" for "avions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aimons" vs "avions" - which ranks higher?
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 "avions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimons" and "avions" 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 #404,293 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.