aminésvsamplesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,470
“aminés” frequency rank
#20,042
“amples” frequency rank
44512
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aminés amples
Definition Masculin pluriel de aminé. Pluriel de ample.

Where the eye mixes aminés and amples

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
aminés
6 ch
amples

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aminés (\a.mi.ne\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aminés is recorded at frequency rank #24,470, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.mi.ne\. 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 44512, this pair ranks #209,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aminés vs amples

Shared letters: ams. Private to "aminés": iné. Private to "amples": elp.

"aminés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "amples" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amplesamlpes · ammples · ampels · ampless · amplles · amplse · ampples · apmles

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aminés" and "amples" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.mi.ne\ versus \ɑ̃pl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aminés" or "amples"?
"amples" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,042 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 "aminés" and "amples". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aminés" 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 #209,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aminés" and "amples" 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