Which to use
“aisément” is an adverb and “amusement” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,516
- “aisément” frequency rank
- #18,648
- “amusement” frequency rank
- 26164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aisément | amusement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | D’une manière aisée. | Ce qui amuse. |
Where the eye mixes aisément and amusement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aisément runs 8 letters (VVCVCVCC) against amusement's 9 (VCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aisément and amusement
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aisément is \ɛ.ze.mɑ̃\ while amusement is \a.myz.mɑ̃\. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aisément is recorded at frequency rank #7,516, classified as anadv, pronounced \ɛ.ze.mɑ̃\. amusement is at rank #18,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.myz.mɑ̃\.
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 26164, this pair ranks #336,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aisément vs amusement
Shared letters: aemnst. Private to "aisément": ié. Private to "amusement": u.
"aisément" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVCC · "amusement" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amusement ← ammusement · amsuement · amuesment · amuseemnt · amusemennt · amusementt · amusemetn · amusemment
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aisément" for "amusement" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aisément" or "amusement"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aisément" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amusement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aisément" and "amusement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amusaient vs amusement". 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 #336,764 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.