Which to use
“aggravent” and “aggraver” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,634
- “aggravent” frequency rank
- #15,297
- “aggraver” frequency rank
- 53931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aggravent | aggraver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aggraver. | Rendre plus grave. |
Where the eye mixes aggravent and aggraver
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aggravent runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCC) against aggraver's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aggravent with aggraver
A purely visual mix-up. aggravent (\a.ɡʁav\) and aggraver (\a.ɡʁa.ve\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aggravent is recorded at frequency rank #38,634, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁav\. 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 53931, this pair ranks #137,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aggravent vs aggraver
Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "aggravent": nt. Private to "aggraver": -.
"aggravent" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC · "aggraver" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aggravent" and "aggraver" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aggravent" vs "aggraver" - 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 "aggravent" 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 #137,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aggravent" and "aggraver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aggravante vs aggravent". 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 #137,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.