Which to use
“agent” is a noun and “agit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,798
- “agent” frequency rank
- #432
- “agit” frequency rank
- 2230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agent | agit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui est chargé d’une fonction, d’une mission, soit par un gouvernement ou par une administration, soit par un ou plusieurs particuliers. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de agir. |
Where the eye mixes agent and agit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses agent with agit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agent is \a.ʒɑ̃\ while agit is \a.ʒi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agent is recorded at frequency rank #1,798, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʒɑ̃\. agit is at rank #432, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒi\.
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 2230, this pair ranks #436,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agent vs agit
Shared letters: agt. Private to "agent": en. Private to "agit": i.
"agent" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "agit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agent" and "agit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agent" or "agit"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agent" and "agit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agit vs Arif". 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 #436,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.