Which to use
“agit” and “avi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #432
- “agit” frequency rank
- #29,236
- “avi” frequency rank
- 29668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agit | avi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de agir. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe avir. |
Where the eye mixes agit and avi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agit and avi
A purely visual mix-up. agit (\a.ʒi\) and avi (\a.vi\) 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 29668, 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\. avi is at rank #29,236, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.vi\.
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 29668, this pair ranks #315,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agit vs avi
Shared letters: ai. Private to "agit": gt. Private to "avi": v.
"agit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "avi" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agit ← aggit · agitt · agti · aigt · gait
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agit" and "avi" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agit" or "avi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agit" and "avi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agit" and "avi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aves vs avi". 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 #315,241 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.