Which to use
“aimons” and “avons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,164
- “aimons” frequency rank
- #242
- “avons” frequency rank
- 11406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimons | avons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de avoir. |
Where the eye mixes aimons and avons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aimons with avons
A purely visual mix-up. aimons (\ɛ.mɔ̃\) and avons (\a.vɔ̃\) 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 11406, 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\. avons is at rank #242, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.vɔ̃\.
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 11406, this pair ranks #409,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimons vs avons
Shared letters: anos. Private to "aimons": im. Private to "avons": v.
"aimons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "avons" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aimons" for "avons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aimons" vs "avons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aimons" and "avons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimons" and "avons" 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 #409,266 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.