Which to use
“agacée” and “âgée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,465
- “agacée” frequency rank
- #6,357
- “âgée” frequency rank
- 55822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agacée | âgée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de agacé | Féminin singulier d’âgé. |
Where the eye mixes agacée and âgée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agacée runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against âgée's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agacée and âgée
A purely visual mix-up. agacée (\a.ɡa.se\) and âgée (\a.ʒe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55822, 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\. âgée is at rank #6,357, tagged as anadj, 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 55822, this pair ranks #125,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agacée vs âgée
Shared letters: egé. Private to "agacée": ac. Private to "âgée": â.
"agacée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "âgée" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agacée" for "âgée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agacée" or "âgée"?
Useful next steps
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 "âgée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agacée" and "âgée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agacée vs agréée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #125,005 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.