Which to use
“aggravée” is a noun and “aggraver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,438
- “aggravée” frequency rank
- #15,297
- “aggraver” frequency rank
- 43735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aggravée | aggraver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maladie du pied du chien qui consiste en une inflammation du réseau vasculaire situé au-dessous de l’épiderme épais et dur, dont les tubercules plantaires sont recouverts à leur surface d’appui. | Rendre plus grave. |
Same sound, different letters: aggravée vs aggraver
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. aggravée (VCCCVCVV) and aggraver (VCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - aggravée / aggraver
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: aggravée and aggraver carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ɡʁa.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aggravée is recorded at frequency rank #28,438, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡʁa.ve\. aggraver is at rank #15,297, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁa.ve\.
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 43735, this pair ranks #215,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aggravée vs aggraver
Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "aggravée": é. Private to "aggraver": -.
"aggravée" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "aggraver" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aggraver ← aggarver · aggraevr · aggraverr · aggravre · aggravver · aggrraver · aggrvaer · agraver
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aggravée" for "aggraver" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "aggravée" or "aggraver" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "aggravée" / "aggraver". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "aggravée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aggraver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aggravée" and "aggraver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aggravée vs aggravées". 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 #215,826 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.