Which to use
“ampère” is a noun and “avéré” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,427
- “ampère” frequency rank
- #11,348
- “avéré” frequency rank
- 56775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampère | avéré |
|---|---|---|
| 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 est connu, vérifié ou vrai. |
Where the eye mixes ampère and avéré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ampère runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against avéré's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ampère and avéré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ampère is \ɑ̃.pɛʁ\ while avéré is \a.ve.ʁe\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56775, 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\. avéré is at rank #11,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ve.ʁe\.
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 56775, this pair ranks #118,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ampère vs avéré
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ampère": empè. Private to "avéré": vé.
"ampère" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "avéré" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ampère" and "avéré" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ampère" or "avéré" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ampère" and "avéré" 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 "avéré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampère" and "avéré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amore vs ampère". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #118,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.