Which to use
“agacer” and “agiter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,043
- “agacer” frequency rank
- #19,199
- “agiter” frequency rank
- 49242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agacer | agiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affecter d’une irritation nerveuse. | Secouer vivement en tout sens. |
Where the eye mixes agacer and agiter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agacer and agiter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agacer with agiter
A purely visual mix-up. agacer (\a.ɡa.se\) and agiter (\a.ʒi.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49242, 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\. agiter is at rank #19,199, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒi.te\.
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 49242, this pair ranks #172,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agacer vs agiter
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agacer": c. Private to "agiter": it.
"agacer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agiter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agacer" and "agiter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "agacer" or "agiter" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "agiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agacer" and "agiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agacée vs agacer". 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 #172,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.