Which to use
“amnésie” and “amnistie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,255
- “amnésie” frequency rank
- #15,799
- “amnistie” frequency rank
- 42054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amnésie | amnistie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affaiblissement ou perte de la mémoire. | Acte du pouvoir législatif qui accorde le pardon aux auteurs d’un même délit de droit commun ou politique. |
Where the eye mixes amnésie and amnistie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. amnésie runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against amnistie's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: amnésie vs amnistie
A purely visual mix-up. amnésie (\am.ne.zi\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amnésie is recorded at frequency rank #26,255, classified as anoun, pronounced \am.ne.zi\. 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 42054, this pair ranks #228,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amnésie vs amnistie
Shared letters: aeimns. Private to "amnésie": é. Private to "amnistie": t.
"amnésie" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "amnistie" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amnistie ← aminstie · ammnistie · amnisite · amnisstie · amnistei · amnisttie · amnitsie · amnnistie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amnésie" and "amnistie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amnésie" vs "amnistie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amnésie" 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 #228,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amnésie" and "amnistie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amnésie vs amnésique". 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 #228,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.