Which to use
“amère” is an adjective and “ampère” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,544
- “amère” frequency rank
- #45,427
- “ampère” frequency rank
- 61971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amère | ampère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de amer. | Unité de mesure de l’intensité du courant électrique du Système international (SI, unité de base), dont le symbole est A. Équivaut à un coulomb par seconde, soit environ 6,28×10¹⁸ charges élémentaires par seconde. |
Where the eye mixes amère and ampère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. amère runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against ampère's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amère and ampère
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amère is \a.mɛʁ\ while ampère is \ɑ̃.pɛʁ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61971, 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\. ampère is at rank #45,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɛʁ\.
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 61971, this pair ranks #89,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amère vs ampère
Shared letters: aemrè. Private to "amère": -. Private to "ampère": p.
"amère" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ampère" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amère" for "ampère" ever safe?
Which is more common, "amère" or "ampère"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "amère" and "ampère" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ampère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amère" and "ampère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amore vs ampère". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #89,494 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.