Which to use
“ambition” is a noun and “ambitionne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,398
- “ambition” frequency rank
- #34,402
- “ambitionne” frequency rank
- 38800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ambition | ambitionne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recherche d’honneurs, de gloire, d’élévation sociale, de distinction. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe ambitionner. |
Where the eye mixes ambition and ambitionne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ambition runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against ambitionne's 10 (VCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ambition vs ambitionne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ambition is \ɑ̃.bi.sjɔ̃\ while ambitionne is \ɑ̃.bi.sjɔn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ambition” sits inside “ambitionne”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ambition is recorded at frequency rank #4,398, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.bi.sjɔ̃\. ambitionne is at rank #34,402, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.bi.sjɔn\.
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 38800, this pair ranks #252,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ambition vs ambitionne
Shared letters: abimnot. Private to "ambition": -. Private to "ambitionne": e.
"ambition" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "ambitionne" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ambition ← abmition · ambbition · ambiiton · ambitino · ambitionn · ambitoin · ambittion · ambtiion
- ambitionne ← abmitionne · ambbitionne · ambiitonne · ambitinone · ambitione · ambitionen · ambitoinne · ambittionne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ambition" and "ambitionne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ambition" or "ambitionne" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ambition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ambitionne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ambition" and "ambitionne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "additionne vs ambitionne". 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 #252,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.