Which to use
“all” and “ami” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,589
- “all” frequency rank
- #665
- “ami” frequency rank
- 4254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | all | ami |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout, tous. | Qui est bienveillant, obligeant, amical. |
Where the eye mixes all and ami
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between all and ami
A purely visual mix-up. all (\al\) and ami (\a.mi\) 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 4254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
all is recorded at frequency rank #3,589, classified as anadj, pronounced \al\. ami is at rank #665, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.mi\.
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 4254, this pair ranks #432,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of all vs ami
Shared letters: a. Private to "all": l. Private to "ami": im.
"all" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "all" and "ami" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "all" or "ami" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "all" and "ami" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "all" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ami" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "all" and "ami" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "all vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #432,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.