Which to use
“agacer” is a verb and “agar” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,043
- “agacer” frequency rank
- #38,125
- “agar” frequency rank
- 68168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agacer | agar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affecter d’une irritation nerveuse. | Synonyme de agar-agar. |
Where the eye mixes agacer and agar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agacer runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against agar's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agacer with agar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agacer is \a.ɡa.se\ while agar is \a.ɡaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agacer is recorded at frequency rank #30,043, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ɡa.se\. agar is at rank #38,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡaʁ\.
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 68168, this pair ranks #60,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agacer vs agar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "agacer": ce. Private to "agar": -.
"agacer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agacer" for "agar" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "agacer" or "agar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agacer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agacer" and "agar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agar vs aur". 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 #60,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.