Which to use
“agitée” is a noun and “agiter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,928
- “agitée” frequency rank
- #19,199
- “agiter” frequency rank
- 38127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitée | agiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme agitée. | Secouer vivement en tout sens. |
Same sound, different letters: agitée vs agiter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. agitée (VCVCVV) and agiter (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: agitée vs agiter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: agitée and agiter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ʒi.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitée is recorded at frequency rank #18,928, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ʒi.te\. agiter is at rank #19,199, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒi.te\.
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 38127, this pair ranks #257,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agitée vs agiter
Shared letters: aegit. Private to "agitée": é. Private to "agiter": r.
"agitée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "agiter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agiter ← aggiter · agietr · agiterr · agitre · agitter · agtier · aigter · gaiter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitée" and "agiter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agitée" vs "agiter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitée" and "agiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agacée vs agitée". 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 #257,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.