Which to use
“améliore” and “améliorer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,142
- “améliore” frequency rank
- #1,801
- “améliorer” frequency rank
- 8943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | améliore | améliorer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe améliorer. | Rendre meilleur. |
Where the eye mixes améliore and améliorer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: améliore vs améliorer
A purely visual mix-up. améliore (\a.me.ljɔʁ\) and améliorer (\a.me.ljɔ.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “améliore” sits inside “améliorer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
améliore is recorded at frequency rank #7,142, classified as averb, pronounced \a.me.ljɔʁ\. améliorer is at rank #1,801, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.me.ljɔ.ʁe\.
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 8943, this pair ranks #418,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of améliore vs améliorer
Shared letters: aeilmoré. Private to "améliore": -. Private to "améliorer": -.
"améliore" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV · "améliorer" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "améliore" for "améliorer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "améliore" or "améliorer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "améliore" and "améliorer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "améliore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "améliorer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "améliore" and "améliorer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "améliore vs améliorera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #418,329 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.