amènevsamersWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“amène” and “amers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,204
“amène” frequency rank
#39,148
“amers” frequency rank
43352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amène amers
Definition Agréable, attrayant. Masculin pluriel de amer.

Where the eye mixes amène and amers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amène (VCVCV) and amers (VCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
amène
5 ch
amers

Visual trap between amène and amers

A purely visual mix-up. amène (\a.mɛn\) and amers (\a.mɛʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amène is recorded at frequency rank #4,204, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.mɛn\. amers is at rank #39,148, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.mɛʁ\.

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 43352, this pair ranks #218,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amène vs amers

Shared letters: aem. Private to "amène": nè. Private to "amers": rs.

"amène" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "amers" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amers ← aemrs · amerrs · amerss · amesr · ammers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "amène" for "amers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\a.mɛn\ versus \a.mɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "amène" or "amers"?
"amène" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,204 in our French list, against #39,148 for "amers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "amène" and "amers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amène" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "amers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #218,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amène" and "amers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amers vs avéra". 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 #218,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list