Which to use
“amidon” and “amon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,254
- “amidon” frequency rank
- #35,371
- “amon” frequency rank
- 61625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amidon | amon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Polysaccharide composé de chaînes de molécules de D-glucose nommées amylose et amylopectine qu’on retire des organes de réserves de nombreuses plantes comme le tubercule de la pomme de terre ou les grains de maïs. | Accusatif singulier de amo. |
Where the eye mixes amidon and amon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amidon with amon
A purely visual mix-up. amidon (\a.mi.dɔ̃\) and amon (\ˈa.mon\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amidon is recorded at frequency rank #26,254, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.dɔ̃\. amon is at rank #35,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈa.mon\.
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 61625, this pair ranks #91,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amidon vs amon
Shared letters: amno. Private to "amidon": di. Private to "amon": -.
"amidon" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amon" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amidon" and "amon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amidon" vs "amon" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amidon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amidon" and "amon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ahn vs amon". 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 #91,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.