agitévsamitiéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agité is a adjective, amitié is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agité and amitié apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
agité
6 ch
amitié

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

agité#14,594
amitié#2,307

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agité" and "amitié" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agité" is an adjective and "amitié" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agité" or "amitié"?
"amitié" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,307 in our French list, against #14,594 for "agité". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering agité vs amitié

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “agité”; for a noun, it's “amitié”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agité” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list