Which to use
“aéré” and “aigre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,820
- “aéré” frequency rank
- #31,810
- “aigre” frequency rank
- 67630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aéré | aigre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui reçoit un courant d'air. | Qui a une saveur acide et amère provoquant un sentiment désagréable. |
Where the eye mixes aéré and aigre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. aéré runs 4 letters (VVCV) against aigre's 5 (VVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aéré and aigre
A purely visual mix-up. aéré (\a.e.ʁe\) and aigre (\ɛɡʁ\) 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 67630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aéré is recorded at frequency rank #35,820, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.e.ʁe\. aigre is at rank #31,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡʁ\.
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 67630, this pair ranks #62,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aéré vs aigre
Shared letters: ar. Private to "aéré": é. Private to "aigre": egi.
"aéré" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "aigre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aigre ← agire · aiger · aiggre · aigrre · airge · iagre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aéré" and "aigre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aéré" or "aigre"?
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 "aéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aigre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aéré" and "aigre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aéré vs avéra". 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 #62,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.