Which to use
“abîmer” and “agiter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,835
- “abîmer” frequency rank
- #19,199
- “agiter” frequency rank
- 44034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abîmer | agiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Précipiter dans un abîme. | Secouer vivement en tout sens. |
Where the eye mixes abîmer and agiter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses abîmer with agiter
A purely visual mix-up. abîmer (\a.bi.me\) and agiter (\a.ʒi.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abîmer is recorded at frequency rank #24,835, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bi.me\. agiter is at rank #19,199, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒi.te\.
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 44034, this pair ranks #213,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abîmer vs agiter
Shared letters: aer. Private to "abîmer": bmî. Private to "agiter": git.
"abîmer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agiter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agiter ← aggiter · agietr · agiterr · agitre · agitter · agtier · aigter · gaiter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abîmer" and "agiter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abîmer" vs "agiter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abîmer" and "agiter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abîmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abîmer" and "agiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abîmer vs animera". 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 #213,543 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.