Which to use
“agitées” and “aisées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,311
- “agitées” frequency rank
- #23,749
- “aisées” frequency rank
- 72060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agitées | aisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de agité. | Féminin pluriel de aisé. |
Where the eye mixes agitées and aisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agitées runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against aisées's 6 (VVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agitées with aisées
A purely visual mix-up. agitées (\a.ʒi.te\) and aisées (\e.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72060, 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\. aisées is at rank #23,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ze\.
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 72060, this pair ranks #45,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agitées vs aisées
Shared letters: aeisé. Private to "agitées": gt. Private to "aisées": -.
"agitées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "aisées" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agitées" and "aisées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agitées" vs "aisées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agitées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agitées" and "aisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agitées vs aidées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,361 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.