Which to use
“aman” is a noun and “amar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,146
- “aman” frequency rank
- #28,048
- “amar” frequency rank
- 67194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aman | amar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grâce en droit musulman par laquelle un ennemi vaincu obtient la vie sauve ou une amnistie. | Aimer. |
Letter map: aman vs amar
Shared letters muted; letters that set aman and amar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. aman and amar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: aman vs amar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aman is anoun and amaraverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “aman” becomes r in “amar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aman is recorded at frequency rank #39,146, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mɑ̃\. amar is at rank #28,048, tagged as averb.
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 67194, this pair ranks #64,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aman vs amar
Shared letters: am. Private to "aman": n. Private to "amar": r.
"aman" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "aman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aman" and "amar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ahn vs aman". 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 #64,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.