Which to use
“âgées” and “agitées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,259
- “âgées” frequency rank
- #48,311
- “agitées” frequency rank
- 54570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | âgées | agitées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de âgé. | Féminin pluriel de agité. |
Where the eye mixes âgées and agitées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. âgées runs 5 letters (VCVVC) against agitées's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between âgées and agitées
A purely visual mix-up. âgées (\a.ʒe\) and agitées (\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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
âgées is recorded at frequency rank #6,259, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒe\. agitées is at rank #48,311, tagged as anadj, 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 54570, this pair ranks #133,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of âgées vs agitées
Shared letters: egsé. Private to "âgées": â. Private to "agitées": ait.
"âgées" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "agitées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "âgées" for "agitées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "âgées" vs "agitées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "âgées" and "agitées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "âgées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agitées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "âgées" and "agitées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs aidées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #133,140 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.