Which to use
“amères” and “aminés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,151
- “amères” frequency rank
- #24,470
- “aminés” frequency rank
- 63621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amères | aminés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de amer. | Masculin pluriel de aminé. |
Where the eye mixes amères and aminés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amères and aminés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses amères with aminés
A purely visual mix-up. amères (\a.mɛʁ\) and aminés (\a.mi.ne\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amères is recorded at frequency rank #39,151, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.mɛʁ\. aminés is at rank #24,470, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.mi.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 63621, this pair ranks #81,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amères vs aminés
Shared letters: ams. Private to "amères": erè. Private to "aminés": iné.
"amères" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aminés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amères" for "aminés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amères" vs "aminés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amères" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aminés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amères" and "aminés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alertés vs amères". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #81,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.