Which to use
“abriter” and “agiter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,285
- “abriter” frequency rank
- #19,199
- “agiter” frequency rank
- 35484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abriter | agiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre à l’abri. | Secouer vivement en tout sens. |
Where the eye mixes abriter and agiter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abriter vs agiter
A purely visual mix-up. abriter (\a.bʁi.te\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abriter is recorded at frequency rank #16,285, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bʁi.te\. 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 35484, this pair ranks #276,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abriter vs agiter
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "abriter": b. Private to "agiter": g.
"abriter" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "agiter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abriter" for "agiter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abriter" vs "agiter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abriter" 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 #276,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abriter" and "agiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs agiter". 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 #276,449 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.