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 eye mixes agente and augmente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agente and augmente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agente is \a.ʒɑ̃t\ while augmente is \oɡ.mɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 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.
Orthographic DNA of agente vs augmente
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "agente": -. Private to "augmente": mu.
"agente" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "augmente" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agente" and "augmente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agente" vs "augmente" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "augmente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agente" and "augmente" 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 #262,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.