Which to use
“agrandir” and “agrandit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,513
- “agrandir” frequency rank
- #23,748
- “agrandit” frequency rank
- 36261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agrandir | agrandit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre plus grand. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de agrandir. |
Where the eye mixes agrandir and agrandit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agrandir and agrandit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agrandir with agrandit
A purely visual mix-up. agrandir (\a.ɡʁɑ̃.diʁ\) and agrandit (\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 t in “agrandit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36261, 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\. agrandit is at rank #23,748, 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 36261, this pair ranks #270,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agrandir vs agrandit
Shared letters: adginr. Private to "agrandir": -. Private to "agrandit": t.
"agrandir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "agrandit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agrandir" and "agrandit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "agrandir" or "agrandit"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agrandir" and "agrandit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agrandir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agrandit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agrandir" and "agrandit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrandis vs agrandit". 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 #270,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.