Which to use
“Agnès” is a name and “années” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,956
- “Agnès” frequency rank
- #189
- “années” frequency rank
- 9145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agnès | années |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Décennie commençant en multiple de dix. |
Where the eye mixes Agnès and années
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Agnès is \a.ɲɛs\ while années is \a.ne\. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Agnès is recorded at frequency rank #8,956, classified as aname, pronounced \a.ɲɛs\. années is at rank #189, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ne\.
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 9145, this pair ranks #417,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Agnès vs années
Shared letters: ans. Private to "Agnès": gè. Private to "années": eé.
"Agnès" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "années" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC