Which to use
“agité” is an adjective and “amitié” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,594
- “agité” frequency rank
- #2,307
- “amitié” frequency rank
- 16901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agité | amitié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est animé d’un mouvement vif et irrégulier. | Sentiment réciproque qui engage deux personnes l’une envers l’autre. |
Where the eye mixes agité and amitié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agité runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against amitié's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agité vs amitié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agité is \a.ʒi.te\ while amitié is \a.mi.tje\. 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 16901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agité is recorded at frequency rank #14,594, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒi.te\. amitié is at rank #2,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.tje\.
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 16901, this pair ranks #385,712 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agité vs amitié
Shared letters: aité. Private to "agité": g. Private to "amitié": m.
"agité" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amitié" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agité" for "amitié" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agité" vs "amitié" - which ranks higher?
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 "agité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amitié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,712 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agité" and "amitié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agité vs alizé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #385,712 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.