Which to use
“ampère” is a noun and “âpre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,427
- “ampère” frequency rank
- #29,604
- “âpre” frequency rank
- 75031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampère | âpre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de l’intensité du courant électrique du Système international (SI, unité de base), dont le symbole est A. Équivaut à un coulomb par seconde, soit environ 6,28×10¹⁸ charges élémentaires par seconde. | Qui, par sa rudesse ou son âcreté, produit une sensation désagréable aux organes du toucher, de l’ouïe ou du goût. |
Where the eye mixes ampère and âpre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ampère runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against âpre's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ampère vs âpre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ampère is \ɑ̃.pɛʁ\ while âpre is \ɑpʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ampère is recorded at frequency rank #45,427, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɛʁ\. âpre is at rank #29,604, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑpʁ\.
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 75031, this pair ranks #35,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ampère vs âpre
Shared letters: epr. Private to "ampère": amè. Private to "âpre": â.
"ampère" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "âpre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ampère" for "âpre" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "ampère" or "âpre" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ampère" and "âpre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ampère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "âpre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampère" and "âpre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amore vs ampère". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,328 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.