Which to use
“amène” and “ample” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,204
- “amène” frequency rank
- #17,613
- “ample” frequency rank
- 21817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amène | ample |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agréable, attrayant. | Qui dépasse en largeur et en longueur la mesure ordinaire. |
Where the eye mixes amène and ample
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between amène and ample
A purely visual mix-up. amène (\a.mɛn\) and ample (\ɑ̃pl\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21817, 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\. ample is at rank #17,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃pl\.
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 21817, this pair ranks #361,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amène vs ample
Shared letters: aem. Private to "amène": nè. Private to "ample": lp.
"amène" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ample" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ample ← amlpe · ammple · ampel · amplle · ampple · apmle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amène" for "ample" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amène" vs "ample" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amène" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ample" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amène" and "ample" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampère vs ample". 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 #361,278 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.