amenervsamenezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,509
“amener” frequency rank
#33,111
“amenez” frequency rank
36620
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amener amenez
Definition Mener d’un lieu à un autre. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe amener.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set amener and amenez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
amener
6 ch
amenez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. amener and amenez are pronounced identically (\a.mə.ne\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “amener” becomes z in “amenez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amener is recorded at frequency rank #3,509, classified as averb, 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 36620, this pair ranks #268,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amener vs amenez

Shared letters: aemn. Private to "amener": r. Private to "amenez": z.

"amener" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "amenez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ameneraemner · ameenr · amenerr · amenner · amenre · ammener · amneer · maener
  • amenezaemnez · ameenz · amenezz · amennez · amenze · ammenez · amneez · maenez

Frequency comparison

amener#3,509
amenez#33,111

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amener" and "amenez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\a.mə.ne\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "amener" or "amenez"?
"amener" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,509 in our French list, against #33,111 for "amenez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering amener vs amenez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “amener” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list