Which to use
“agacer” and “agréer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,043
- “agacer” frequency rank
- #37,642
- “agréer” frequency rank
- 67685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agacer | agréer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affecter d’une irritation nerveuse. | Prendre à gré ; recevoir favorablement. |
Where the eye mixes agacer and agréer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agacer (VCVCVC) and agréer (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between agacer and agréer
A purely visual mix-up. agacer (\a.ɡa.se\) and agréer (\a.ɡʁe.e\) 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 67685, 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\. agréer is at rank #37,642, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.e\.
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 67685, this pair ranks #62,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agacer vs agréer
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agacer": c. Private to "agréer": é.
"agacer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agréer" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agacer ← aagcer · agaccer · agacerr · agacre · agaecr · agcaer · aggacer · gaacer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agacer" and "agréer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agacer" vs "agréer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "agréer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agacer" and "agréer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agréer vs agrégés". 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 #62,326 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.