Which to use
“agrandir” and “agrandis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,513
- “agrandir” frequency rank
- #46,564
- “agrandis” frequency rank
- 59077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrandir | agrandis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre plus grand. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de agrandir. |
Where the eye mixes agrandir and agrandis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agrandir and agrandis
A purely visual mix-up. agrandir (\a.ɡʁɑ̃.diʁ\) and agrandis (\a.ɡʁɑ̃.di\) 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 a single letter - r in “agrandir” becomes s in “agrandis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agrandir is recorded at frequency rank #12,513, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁɑ̃.diʁ\. agrandis is at rank #46,564, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁɑ̃.di\.
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 59077, this pair ranks #105,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agrandir vs agrandis
Shared letters: adginr. Private to "agrandir": -. Private to "agrandis": s.
"agrandir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "agrandis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agrandir" and "agrandis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agrandir" or "agrandis"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrandir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrandis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrandir" and "agrandis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrandie vs agrandis". 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 #105,201 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.