Which to use
“amères” and “avérés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,151
- “amères” frequency rank
- #23,110
- “avérés” frequency rank
- 62261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amères | avérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de amer. | Masculin pluriel de avéré. |
Where the eye mixes amères and avérés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amères and avérés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: amères vs avérés
A purely visual mix-up. amères (\a.mɛʁ\) and avérés (\a.ve.ʁe\) 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 62261, 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\. avérés is at rank #23,110, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ve.ʁe\.
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 62261, this pair ranks #88,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amères vs avérés
Shared letters: ars. Private to "amères": emè. Private to "avérés": vé.
"amères" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avérés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "amères" and "avérés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amères" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amères" and "avérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alertés vs amères". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #88,020 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.