Which to use
“agit” and “ait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #432
- “agit” frequency rank
- #538
- “ait” frequency rank
- 970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agit | ait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de agir. | Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe auxiliaire avoir. |
Where the eye mixes agit and ait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agit and ait
A purely visual mix-up. agit (\a.ʒi\) and ait (\ɛ\) 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 970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agit is recorded at frequency rank #432, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʒi\. ait is at rank #538, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ\.
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 970, this pair ranks #438,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agit vs ait
Shared letters: ait. Private to "agit": g. Private to "ait": -.
"agit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ait" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agit ← aggit · agitt · agti · aigt · gait
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agit" and "ait" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "agit" or "ait" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agit" and "ait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ait vs aur". 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 #438,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.