Which to use
“agace” and “agence” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,638
- “agace” frequency rank
- #1,502
- “agence” frequency rank
- 20140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agace | agence |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom vulgaire de la pie bavarde dans plusieurs parties de la France ou de la Belgique. On trouve les graphies agace, agasse, agache. | Organisme gérant des affaires pour le compte d'autrui. |
Where the eye mixes agace and agence
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agace runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against agence's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agace vs agence
A purely visual mix-up. agace (\a.ɡas\) and agence (\a.ʒɑ̃s\) 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 20140, 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\. agence is at rank #1,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʒɑ̃s\.
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 20140, this pair ranks #369,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agace vs agence
Shared letters: aceg. Private to "agace": -. Private to "agence": n.
"agace" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "agence" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agace" and "agence" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agace" vs "agence" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agence" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agace" and "agence" 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 #369,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.