Which to use
“agace” and “agathe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,638
- “agace” frequency rank
- #16,539
- “agathe” frequency rank
- 35177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agace | agathe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom vulgaire de la pie bavarde dans plusieurs parties de la France ou de la Belgique. On trouve les graphies agace, agasse, agache. | Variété de tulipes. |
Where the eye mixes agace and agathe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agace runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against agathe's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agace and agathe
A purely visual mix-up. agace (\a.ɡas\) and agathe (\a.ɡat\) 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 35177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agace is recorded at frequency rank #18,638, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡas\. agathe is at rank #16,539, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡat\.
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 35177, this pair ranks #278,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agace vs agathe
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "agace": c. Private to "agathe": ht.
"agace" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "agathe" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agace" and "agathe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agace" vs "agathe" - which ranks higher?
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 "agace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agathe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agace" and "agathe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agace vs agacée". 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 #278,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.