Which to use
“agitant” is an adjective and “aimant” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,261
- “agitant” frequency rank
- #10,819
- “aimant” frequency rank
- 43080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitant | aimant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui agite. | Minéral ou composant générant un champ magnétique, dont une des propriétés est d’attirer le fer. |
Where the eye mixes agitant and aimant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agitant and aimant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agitant is \a.ʒi.tɑ̃\ while aimant is \ɛ.mɑ̃\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitant is recorded at frequency rank #32,261, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒi.tɑ̃\. aimant is at rank #10,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.mɑ̃\.
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 43080, this pair ranks #220,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agitant vs aimant
Shared letters: aint. Private to "agitant": g. Private to "aimant": m.
"agitant" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "aimant" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agitant" for "aimant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agitant" vs "aimant" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agitant" and "aimant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aimant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitant" and "aimant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitant vs animant". 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 #220,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.