amiesvsaminésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“amies” and “aminés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,212
“amies” frequency rank
#24,470
“aminés” frequency rank
29682
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amies aminés
Definition Féminin pluriel de ami. Masculin pluriel de aminé.

Where the eye mixes amies and aminés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
amies
6 ch
aminés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. amies (\a.mi\) and aminés (\a.mi.ne\) 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 29682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amies is recorded at frequency rank #5,212, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.mi\. aminés is at rank #24,470, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.mi.ne\.

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 29682, this pair ranks #315,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amies vs aminés

Shared letters: aims. Private to "amies": e. Private to "aminés": .

"amies" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC  ·  "aminés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amiesameis · amiess · amise · ammies · maies

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amies" and "aminés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.mi\ versus \a.mi.ne\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "amies" or "aminés"?
"amies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,212 in our French list, against #24,470 for "aminés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "amies" and "aminés". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aminés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #315,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amies" and "aminés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ains vs aminés". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list