Which to use
“aînée” is a noun and “aisées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,515
- “aînée” frequency rank
- #23,749
- “aisées” frequency rank
- 37264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aînée | aisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enfant la plus âgée d’une famille. | Féminin pluriel de aisé. |
Where the eye mixes aînée and aisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aînée vs aisées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aînée is \e.ne\ while aisées is \e.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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aînée is recorded at frequency rank #13,515, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ne\. aisées is at rank #23,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.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 37264, this pair ranks #263,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aînée vs aisées
Shared letters: aeé. Private to "aînée": nî. Private to "aisées": is.
"aînée" · 5 letters · shape VVCVV · "aisées" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aînée" for "aisées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aînée" or "aisées"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aînée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aînée" and "aisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs aisées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.