Which to use
“agacée” is an adjective and “agathe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,465
- “agacée” frequency rank
- #16,539
- “agathe” frequency rank
- 66004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agacée | agathe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de agacé | Variété de tulipes. |
Where the eye mixes agacée and agathe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agacée (VCVCVV) and agathe (VCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses agacée with agathe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agacée is \a.ɡa.se\ while agathe is \a.ɡat\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agacée is recorded at frequency rank #49,465, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡa.se\. 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 66004, this pair ranks #69,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agacée vs agathe
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "agacée": cé. Private to "agathe": ht.
"agacée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "agathe" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agathe ← aagthe · agahte · agateh · agathhe · agatthe · aggathe · agtahe · gaathe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agacée" and "agathe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "agacée" or "agathe" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agacée" 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 #69,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agacée" and "agathe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agacée vs agréée". 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 #69,770 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.