Which to use
“amie” and “amitié” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,762
- “amie” frequency rank
- #2,307
- “amitié” frequency rank
- 4069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amie | amitié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme avec qui on est lié d’amitié. | Sentiment réciproque qui engage deux personnes l’une envers l’autre. |
Where the eye mixes amie and amitié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amie runs 4 letters (VCVV) against amitié's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amie and amitié
A purely visual mix-up. amie (\a.mi\) and amitié (\a.mi.tje\) 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 4069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amie is recorded at frequency rank #1,762, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi\. amitié is at rank #2,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.tje\.
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 4069, this pair ranks #432,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amie vs amitié
Shared letters: aim. Private to "amie": e. Private to "amitié": té.
"amie" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "amitié" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amie ← amei · ammie · maie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amie" and "amitié" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "amie" or "amitié"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amitié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amie" and "amitié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amie vs Aure". 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 #432,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.