Which to use
“agacée” is an adjective and “Apache” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,465
- “agacée” frequency rank
- #24,101
- “Apache” frequency rank
- 73566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agacée | Apache |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de agacé | Amérindien appartenant à une des nations apaches, habitant le Sud-Ouest des États-Unis, autrefois célèbre par son courage et sa ruse à la guerre. |
Where the eye mixes agacée and Apache
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agacée and Apache
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agacée is \a.ɡa.se\ while Apache is \a.paʃ\. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73566, 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\. Apache is at rank #24,101, tagged as aname, pronounced \a.paʃ\.
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 73566, this pair ranks #40,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agacée vs Apache
Shared letters: ace. Private to "agacée": gé. Private to "Apache": hp.
"agacée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "Apache" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Apache ← aapche · apacche · apaceh · apachhe · apahce · apcahe · appache · paache
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "agacée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Apache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agacée" and "Apache" 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 #40,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.