Which to use
“âgées” and “agrégés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,259
- “âgées” frequency rank
- #47,713
- “agrégés” frequency rank
- 53972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | âgées | agrégés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de âgé. | Masculin pluriel de agrégé. |
Where the eye mixes âgées and agrégés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. âgées runs 5 letters (VCVVC) against agrégés's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between âgées and agrégés
A purely visual mix-up. âgées (\a.ʒe\) and agrégés (\a.ɡʁe.ʒe\) 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 53972, 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\. agrégés is at rank #47,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.ʒe\.
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 53972, this pair ranks #137,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of âgées vs agrégés
Shared letters: gsé. Private to "âgées": eâ. Private to "agrégés": ar.
"âgées" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "agrégés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "âgées" for "agrégés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "âgées" or "agrégés"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "âgées" and "agrégés" 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 "agrégés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "âgées" and "agrégés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrégat vs agrégés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #137,193 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.