Which to use
“amies” and “amples” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,212
- “amies” frequency rank
- #20,042
- “amples” frequency rank
- 25254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amies | amples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de ami. | Pluriel de ample. |
Where the eye mixes amies and amples
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amies with amples
A purely visual mix-up. amies (\a.mi\) and amples (\ɑ̃pl\) 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 25254, 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\. amples is at rank #20,042, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃pl\.
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 25254, this pair ranks #341,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amies vs amples
Shared letters: aems. Private to "amies": i. Private to "amples": lp.
"amies" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "amples" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amies" and "amples" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "amies" or "amples" 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 "amies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amies" and "amples" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amples vs anales". 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 #341,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.