Which to use
“amie” and “are” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,762
- “amie” frequency rank
- #6,166
- “are” frequency rank
- 7928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amie | are |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme avec qui on est lié d’amitié. | Unité de mesure de surface de terrains, égale à 100 mètres carrés. |
Where the eye mixes amie and are
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between amie and are
A purely visual mix-up. amie (\a.mi\) and are (\aʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7928, 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\. are is at rank #6,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ\.
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 7928, this pair ranks #421,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amie vs are
Shared letters: ae. Private to "amie": im. Private to "are": r.
"amie" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "are" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amie ← amei · ammie · maie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amie" and "are" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "amie" or "are"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "amie" and "are" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "are" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amie" and "are" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "are vs aves". 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 #421,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.