Which to use
“âgées” and “aisées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,259
- “âgées” frequency rank
- #23,749
- “aisées” frequency rank
- 30008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | âgées | aisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de âgé. | Féminin pluriel de aisé. |
Where the eye mixes âgées and aisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses âgées with aisées
A purely visual mix-up. âgées (\a.ʒe\) and aisées (\e.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30008, 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\. aisées is at rank #23,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ze\.
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 30008, this pair ranks #313,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of âgées vs aisées
Shared letters: esé. Private to "âgées": gâ. Private to "aisées": ai.
"âgées" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "aisées" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "âgées" for "aisées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "âgées" or "aisées" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "âgées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "âgées" and "aisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs aisées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #313,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.