Which to use
“amuser” and “amuses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,824
- “amuser” frequency rank
- #30,052
- “amuses” frequency rank
- 34876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amuser | amuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Divertir par des choses agréables. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe amuser. |
Where the eye mixes amuser and amuses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: amuser vs amuses
A purely visual mix-up. amuser (\a.my.ze\) and amuses (\a.myz\) 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 a single letter - r in “amuser” becomes s in “amuses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amuser is recorded at frequency rank #4,824, classified as averb, pronounced \a.my.ze\. amuses is at rank #30,052, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.myz\.
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 34876, this pair ranks #280,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amuser vs amuses
Shared letters: aemsu. Private to "amuser": r. Private to "amuses": -.
"amuser" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amuses" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amuser" and "amuses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amuser" vs "amuses" - 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 "amuser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amuser" and "amuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abusée vs amuses". 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 #280,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.