Which to use
“agiter” and “agréer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,199
- “agiter” frequency rank
- #37,642
- “agréer” frequency rank
- 56841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agiter | agréer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Secouer vivement en tout sens. | Prendre à gré ; recevoir favorablement. |
Where the eye mixes agiter and agréer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agiter (VCVCVC) and agréer (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: agiter vs agréer
A purely visual mix-up. agiter (\a.ʒi.te\) and agréer (\a.ɡʁe.e\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agiter is recorded at frequency rank #19,199, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʒi.te\. agréer is at rank #37,642, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.e\.
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 56841, this pair ranks #118,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agiter vs agréer
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agiter": it. Private to "agréer": é.
"agiter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "agréer" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agiter ← aggiter · agietr · agiterr · agitre · agitter · agtier · aigter · gaiter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agiter" for "agréer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agiter" vs "agréer" - 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 "agiter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agréer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agiter" and "agréer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agréer vs agrégés". 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 #118,588 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.