Which to use
“agente” is a noun and “augmente” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,396
- “agente” frequency rank
- #3,054
- “augmente” frequency rank
- 37450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agente | augmente |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe augmenter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agente and augmente apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
agente and augmente form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37450, 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\. augmente is at rank #3,054, tagged as averb, pronounced \oɡ.mɑ̃t\.
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 37450, this pair ranks #262,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agente" and "augmente" be used interchangeably?
Remembering agente vs augmente
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “agente”; for a verb, it's “augmente”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agente” entry
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