Which to use
“amère” and “ample” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,544
- “amère” frequency rank
- #17,613
- “ample” frequency rank
- 34157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amère | ample |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de amer. | Qui dépasse en largeur et en longueur la mesure ordinaire. |
Where the eye mixes amère and ample
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amère with ample
A purely visual mix-up. amère (\a.mɛʁ\) and ample (\ɑ̃pl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34157, 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\. ample is at rank #17,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃pl\.
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 34157, this pair ranks #285,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amère vs ample
Shared letters: aem. Private to "amère": rè. Private to "ample": lp.
"amère" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ample" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ample ← amlpe · ammple · ampel · amplle · ampple · apmle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amère" and "ample" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "amère" or "ample" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ample" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amère" and "ample" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amère 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 #285,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.