Which to use
“amènent” is a verb and “amenés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,309
- “amènent” frequency rank
- #11,341
- “amenés” frequency rank
- 24650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amènent | amenés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe amener. | Pluriel de amené. |
Where the eye mixes amènent and amenés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amènent runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against amenés's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amènent and amenés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amènent is \a.mɛn\ while amenés is \a.mə.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amènent is recorded at frequency rank #13,309, classified as averb, pronounced \a.mɛn\. amenés is at rank #11,341, tagged as anoun, 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 24650, this pair ranks #345,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amènent vs amenés
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "amènent": tè. Private to "amenés": sé.
"amènent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "amenés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amènent" for "amenés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amènent" vs "amenés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "amènent" and "amenés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amènent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amenés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amènent" and "amenés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amendée vs amenés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,391 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.