Which to use
“amenée” is a noun and “amenez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,506
- “amenée” frequency rank
- #33,111
- “amenez” frequency rank
- 46617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amenée | amenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Baisse, descente d'un pavillon. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe amener. |
Same sound, different letters: amenée vs amenez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. amenée (VCVCVV) and amenez (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - amenée / amenez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: amenée and amenez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.mə.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amenée is recorded at frequency rank #13,506, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mə.ne\. amenez is at rank #33,111, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.mə.ne\.
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 46617, this pair ranks #193,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amenée vs amenez
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "amenée": é. Private to "amenez": z.
"amenée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "amenez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amenez ← aemnez · ameenz · amenezz · amennez · amenze · ammenez · amneez · maenez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amenée" for "amenez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "amenée" or "amenez"?
Useful next steps
"amenée" and "amenez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "amenée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amenez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amenée" and "amenez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amendée vs amenez". 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 #193,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.