Which to use
“agisse” is a verb and “angoisse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,397
- “agisse” frequency rank
- #6,460
- “angoisse” frequency rank
- 13857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agisse | angoisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de agir. | Anxiété extrême, accompagnée d’un serrement douloureux à l’épigastre, d’oppression et de palpitation. On l’observe dans plusieurs maladies, surtout dans les affections nerveuses. |
Where the eye mixes agisse and angoisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. agisse runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against angoisse's 8 (VCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agisse and angoisse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agisse is \a.ʒis\ while angoisse is \ɑ̃.ɡwas\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agisse is recorded at frequency rank #7,397, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʒis\. angoisse is at rank #6,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ɡwas\.
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 13857, this pair ranks #399,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agisse vs angoisse
Shared letters: aegis. Private to "agisse": -. Private to "angoisse": no.
"agisse" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "angoisse" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agisse" and "angoisse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agisse" vs "angoisse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angoisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agisse" and "angoisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agisse vs avisée". 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 #399,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.