Which to use
“agitées” is an adjective and “agitent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,311
- “agitées” frequency rank
- #26,605
- “agitent” frequency rank
- 74916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitées | agitent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de agité. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe agiter. |
Where the eye mixes agitées and agitent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agitées (VCVCVVC) and agitent (VCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses agitées with agitent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agitées is \a.ʒi.te\ while agitent is \a.ʒit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agitées is recorded at frequency rank #48,311, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ʒi.te\. agitent is at rank #26,605, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒit\.
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 74916, this pair ranks #35,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitées vs agitent
Shared letters: aegit. Private to "agitées": sé. Private to "agitent": n.
"agitées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "agitent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agitent ← aggitent · agietnt · agitennt · agitentt · agitetn · agitnet · agittent · agtient
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agitées" for "agitent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agitées" vs "agitent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agitent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitées" and "agitent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs aidées". 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 #35,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.