Which to use
“amis” is a noun and “amusé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #444
- “amis” frequency rank
- #11,705
- “amusé” frequency rank
- 12149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amis | amusé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ami. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe amuser. |
Where the eye mixes amis and amusé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amis with amusé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amis is \a.mi\ while amusé is \a.my.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amis is recorded at frequency rank #444, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi\. amusé is at rank #11,705, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.my.ze\.
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 12149, this pair ranks #406,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amis vs amusé
Shared letters: ams. Private to "amis": i. Private to "amusé": ué.
"amis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "amusé" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amis ← aims · amiss · ammis · amsi · mais
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amis" for "amusé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "amis" or "amusé"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amusé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amis" and "amusé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amusé vs Aure". 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 #406,395 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.