Which to use
“agréer” is a verb and “aigreur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,642
- “agréer” frequency rank
- #43,764
- “aigreur” frequency rank
- 81406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agréer | aigreur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prendre à gré ; recevoir favorablement. | Qualité de ce qui est aigre, acide, notamment pour un aliment. |
Where the eye mixes agréer and aigreur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agréer runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against aigreur's 7 (VVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agréer and aigreur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agréer is \a.ɡʁe.e\ while aigreur is \ɛ.ɡʁœʁ\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agréer is recorded at frequency rank #37,642, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.e\. aigreur is at rank #43,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.ɡʁœʁ\.
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 81406, this pair ranks #18,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agréer vs aigreur
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "agréer": é. Private to "aigreur": iu.
"agréer" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "aigreur" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aigreur ← agireur · aigerur · aiggreur · aigreru · aigreurr · aigrreur · aigruer · airgeur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agréer" and "aigreur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agréer" vs "aigreur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agréer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aigreur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agréer" and "aigreur" 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 #18,831 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.