Which to use
“agit” is a verb and “aut” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #432
- “agit” frequency rank
- #20,365
- “aut” frequency rank
- 20797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agit | aut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de agir. | Ou exclusif. |
Where the eye mixes agit and aut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agit and aut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agit is \a.ʒi\ while aut is \ˈau̯t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20797, 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\. aut is at rank #20,365, tagged as aconj, pronounced \ˈau̯t\.
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 20797, this pair ranks #366,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agit vs aut
Shared letters: at. Private to "agit": gi. Private to "aut": u.
"agit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "aut" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agit ← aggit · agitt · agti · aigt · gait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agit" for "aut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "agit" or "aut"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agit" and "aut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aur vs aut". 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 #366,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.