acsvsagisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: acs is a noun, agis is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“acs” is a noun and “agis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,982
“acs” frequency rank
#17,860
“agis” frequency rank
63842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acs agis
Definition Pluriel d’ac. Participe passé masculin pluriel de agir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acs and agis apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
acs
4 ch
agis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acs is \ˈat͡s\ while agis is \a.ʒi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acs is recorded at frequency rank #45,982, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈat͡s\. agis is at rank #17,860, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒi\.

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 63842, this pair ranks #79,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acs vs agis

Shared letters: as. Private to "acs": c. Private to "agis": gi.

"acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "agis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agisaggis · agiss · agsi · aigs

Frequency comparison

acs#45,982
agis#17,860

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acs" and "agis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "acs" is a noun and "agis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "acs" or "agis"?
"agis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,860 in our French list, against #45,982 for "acs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering acs vs agis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “acs”; for a verb, it's “agis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acs” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list