Which to use
“amère” and “amers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,544
- “amère” frequency rank
- #39,148
- “amers” frequency rank
- 55692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amère | amers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de amer. | Masculin pluriel de amer. |
Same sound, different letters: amère vs amers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. amère (VCVCV) and amers (VCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - amère / amers
This is the hard kind. amère and amers are pronounced identically (\a.mɛʁ\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amère is recorded at frequency rank #16,544, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.mɛʁ\. 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 55692, this pair ranks #125,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amère vs amers
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "amère": è. Private to "amers": s.
"amère" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amers" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amers ← aemrs · amerrs · amerss · amesr · ammers
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amère" and "amers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "amère" or "amers"?
What to do next
"amère" and "amers" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "amère" 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 #125,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amère" 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 #125,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.