Which to use
“ample” and “apte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,613
- “ample” frequency rank
- #12,518
- “apte” frequency rank
- 30131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ample | apte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui dépasse en largeur et en longueur la mesure ordinaire. | Qui est propre à quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes ample and apte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ample and apte
A purely visual mix-up. ample (\ɑ̃pl\) and apte (\apt\) 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 30131, 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\. apte is at rank #12,518, tagged as anadj, pronounced \apt\.
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 30131, this pair ranks #312,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ample vs apte
Shared letters: aep. Private to "ample": lm. Private to "apte": t.
"ample" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "apte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ample" and "apte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ample" vs "apte" - 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 "ample" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ample" and "apte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampère vs ample". 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 #312,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.