aiguës

\e.ɡy\

/\e.ɡy\/ adj

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The verdict

“aiguës” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,965
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de aigu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aigues · aiguës · French

aiguës · rank #33,965 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,965
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aimeras

Nearest frequency peer: aimeras (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « aiguës »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « aiguës » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aiguës vs aimes
50% similar
aiguës vs ailes
50% similar
aiguës vs anges
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aiguës
PropertyValue
Headwordaiguës
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.ɡy\
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,965
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aiguës »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).aiguësse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « aimeras » (#33,966), « agronome » (#33,963), « aggravant » (#33,962). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aiguës » est au #33,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around aiguës (IPA \e.ɡy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,965 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de aigu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for aiguës, with forms such as "agiuës", "aigguës", and "aigusë". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aimes", "ailes", "anges", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aiguës, spelled A-I-G-U-Ë-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de aigu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how aiguës appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’accès en est impossible. Des clôtures hargneuses le gardent ; des montants de fer, aux pointes aiguës, reliés par tout un hérissement de ronces artificielles le défendent mieux qu’un cordon de gendarmes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agiuës
  • aigguës
  • aigusë
  • aiguëss
  • aigëus
  • aiugës
  • iaguës

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aiguës - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agiuës2aigguës1aigusë2aiguëss1aigëus2aiugës2iaguës2
Edit distance from "aiguës"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aiguës"?
"aiguës" is spelled A-I-G-U-Ë-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ɡy\.
What does "aiguës" mean?
As an adjective, "aiguës" means: Féminin pluriel de aigu.
What words are commonly confused with "aiguës"?
"aiguës" is commonly confused with "aimes", "ailes", "anges". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aiguës"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aiguës" is \e.ɡy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aiguës" come from?
"aiguës" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aiguës", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abolit#33,955abject#33,954étudia#33,949Astana#33,986

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Artur7 variantsvains7 variantsTPMP7 variantsTirade7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list