Which to use
“amuses” and “amusez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,052
- “amuses” frequency rank
- #22,159
- “amusez” frequency rank
- 52211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amuses | amusez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe amuser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe amuser. |
Where the eye mixes amuses and amusez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. amuses and amusez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses amuses with amusez
A purely visual mix-up. amuses (\a.myz\) and amusez (\a.my.ze\) 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 - s in “amuses” becomes z in “amusez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amuses is recorded at frequency rank #30,052, classified as averb, pronounced \a.myz\. amusez is at rank #22,159, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.my.ze\.
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 52211, this pair ranks #149,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amuses vs amusez
Shared letters: aemsu. Private to "amuses": -. Private to "amusez": z.
"amuses" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amusez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amuses" and "amusez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amuses" vs "amusez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amuses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amusez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amuses" and "amusez" 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 #149,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.