Which to use
“aimons” and “ayons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,164
- “aimons” frequency rank
- #9,961
- “ayons” frequency rank
- 21125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimons | ayons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif du verbe auxiliaire avoir. |
Where the eye mixes aimons and ayons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aimons and ayons
A purely visual mix-up. aimons (\ɛ.mɔ̃\) and ayons (\ɛ.jɔ̃\) 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 21125, 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\. ayons is at rank #9,961, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ.jɔ̃\.
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 21125, this pair ranks #364,723 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimons vs ayons
Shared letters: anos. Private to "aimons": im. Private to "ayons": y.
"aimons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "ayons" · 5 letters · shape VVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aimons" for "ayons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aimons" vs "ayons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ayons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,723 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimons" and "ayons" 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 #364,723 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.