Which to use
“amitié” and “amnistie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,307
- “amitié” frequency rank
- #15,799
- “amnistie” frequency rank
- 18106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amitié | amnistie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentiment réciproque qui engage deux personnes l’une envers l’autre. | Acte du pouvoir législatif qui accorde le pardon aux auteurs d’un même délit de droit commun ou politique. |
Where the eye mixes amitié and amnistie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. amitié runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against amnistie's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amitié and amnistie
A purely visual mix-up. amitié (\a.mi.tje\) and amnistie (\am.nis.ti\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amitié is recorded at frequency rank #2,307, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.tje\. amnistie is at rank #15,799, tagged as anoun, pronounced \am.nis.ti\.
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 18106, this pair ranks #379,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amitié vs amnistie
Shared letters: aimt. Private to "amitié": é. Private to "amnistie": ens.
"amitié" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "amnistie" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amnistie ← aminstie · ammnistie · amnisite · amnisstie · amnistei · amnisttie · amnitsie · amnnistie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amitié" for "amnistie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amitié" vs "amnistie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amitié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amnistie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amitié" and "amnistie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amnésie vs amnistie". 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 #379,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.