Which to use
“af” is a preposition and “AG” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,405
- “af” frequency rank
- #8,955
- “AG” frequency rank
- 23360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | af | AG |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De. Note d’usage : la préposition est suivie du datif. | Assemblée générale. |
Where the eye mixes af and AG
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between af and AG
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: af is \aːv\ while AG is \a.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - f in “af” becomes g in “AG”, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
af is recorded at frequency rank #14,405, classified as aprep, pronounced \aːv\. AG is at rank #8,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʒe\.
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 23360, this pair ranks #352,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of af vs AG
Shared letters: a. Private to "af": f. Private to "AG": g.
"af" · 2 letters · shape VC · "AG" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "af" and "AG" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "af" or "AG"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "af" and "AG" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "af" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "AG" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "af" and "AG" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "af vs aur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #352,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.