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.
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?
Which is more common, "amène" or "amers"?
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.