Which to use
“agacer” and “avaler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,043
- “agacer” frequency rank
- #9,273
- “avaler” frequency rank
- 39316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agacer | avaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affecter d’une irritation nerveuse. | Faire descendre par le gosier dans l’estomac. |
Where the eye mixes agacer and avaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agacer and avaler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between agacer and avaler
A purely visual mix-up. agacer (\a.ɡa.se\) and avaler (\a.va.le\) 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 39316, 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\. avaler is at rank #9,273, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.va.le\.
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 39316, this pair ranks #248,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agacer vs avaler
Shared letters: aer. Private to "agacer": cg. Private to "avaler": lv.
"agacer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avaler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agacer" for "avaler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agacer" vs "avaler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agacer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agacer" and "avaler" 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 #248,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.