Which to use
“ample” and “âpre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,613
- “ample” frequency rank
- #29,604
- “âpre” frequency rank
- 47217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ample | âpre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui dépasse en largeur et en longueur la mesure ordinaire. | 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 ample and âpre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ample with âpre
A purely visual mix-up. ample (\ɑ̃pl\) and âpre (\ɑpʁ\) 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 47217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ample is recorded at frequency rank #17,613, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃pl\. 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 47217, this pair ranks #188,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ample vs âpre
Shared letters: ep. Private to "ample": alm. Private to "âpre": râ.
"ample" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "âpre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ample ← amlpe · ammple · ampel · amplle · ampple · apmle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ample" and "âpre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ample" or "âpre" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ample" and "âpre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ample" 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 #188,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ample" and "âpre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "âpre vs aur". 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 #188,625 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.