Which to use
“amie” and “asile” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,762
- “amie” frequency rank
- #5,007
- “asile” frequency rank
- 6769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amie | asile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme avec qui on est lié d’amitié. | Privilège d’inviolabilité accordé à certaines personnes et à certains lieux chez les anciens. |
Where the eye mixes amie and asile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amie with asile
A purely visual mix-up. amie (\a.mi\) and asile (\a.zil\) 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 6769, 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\. asile is at rank #5,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.zil\.
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 6769, this pair ranks #425,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amie vs asile
Shared letters: aei. Private to "amie": m. Private to "asile": ls.
"amie" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "asile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amie" and "asile" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "amie" or "asile" show up more?
What to do next
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 "asile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amie" and "asile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alizé vs asile". 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 #425,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.