Which to use
“agente” and “agents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,396
- “agente” frequency rank
- #1,846
- “agents” frequency rank
- 36242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agente | agents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est chargée d’une fonction, d’une mission, soit par un gouvernement soit par une administration, soit par un ou plusieurs particuliers. | Pluriel de agent. |
Where the eye mixes agente and agents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agente (VCVCCV) and agents (VCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between agente and agents
A purely visual mix-up. agente (\a.ʒɑ̃t\) and agents (\a.ʒɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “agente” becomes s in “agents”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agente is recorded at frequency rank #34,396, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʒɑ̃t\. agents is at rank #1,846, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ʒɑ̃\.
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 36242, this pair ranks #270,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agente vs agents
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "agente": -. Private to "agents": s.
"agente" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "agents" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agente" and "agents" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "agente" or "agents" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agente" and "agents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agente vs argents". 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 #270,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.