Which to use
“Agatha” is a name and “agathe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,246
- “Agatha” frequency rank
- #16,539
- “agathe” frequency rank
- 42785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agatha | agathe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agathe. | Variété de tulipes. |
Where the eye mixes Agatha and agathe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Agatha and agathe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Agatha and agathe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Agatha is \ˈæɡ.ə.θə\ while agathe is \a.ɡat\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Agatha” becomes e in “agathe”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Agatha is recorded at frequency rank #26,246, classified as aname, pronounced \ˈæɡ.ə.θə\. agathe is at rank #16,539, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡat\.
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 42785, this pair ranks #222,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Agatha vs agathe
Shared letters: aght. Private to "Agatha": -. Private to "agathe": e.
"Agatha" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "agathe" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Agatha" for "agathe" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Agatha" or "agathe" show up more?
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 "Agatha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agathe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Agatha" and "agathe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agacée vs agathe". 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 #222,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.