Which to use
“ajouter” and “amputer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,648
- “ajouter” frequency rank
- #36,700
- “amputer” frequency rank
- 38348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajouter | amputer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en plus. | Enlever, à l’aide d’instruments tranchants, un membre, une partie du corps. |
Where the eye mixes ajouter and amputer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ajouter with amputer
A purely visual mix-up. ajouter (\a.ʒu.te\) and amputer (\ɑ̃.py.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajouter is recorded at frequency rank #1,648, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʒu.te\. amputer is at rank #36,700, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.py.te\.
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 38348, this pair ranks #255,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajouter vs amputer
Shared letters: aertu. Private to "ajouter": jo. Private to "amputer": mp.
"ajouter" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "amputer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ajouter" and "amputer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ajouter" vs "amputer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ajouter" and "amputer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajouter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amputer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajouter" and "amputer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amputée vs amputer". 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 #255,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.