Which to use
“agressif” is an adjective and “agression” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,591
- “agressif” frequency rank
- #4,304
- “agression” frequency rank
- 13895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agressif | agression |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui tient de l’agression, qui a le caractère de l’agression. | Action de celui qui agresse. |
Where the eye mixes agressif and agression
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agressif runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against agression's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: agressif vs agression
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agressif is \a.ɡʁɛ.sif\ while agression is \a.ɡʁe.sjɔ̃\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agressif is recorded at frequency rank #9,591, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ɡʁɛ.sif\. agression is at rank #4,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡʁe.sjɔ̃\.
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 13895, this pair ranks #399,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agressif vs agression
Shared letters: aegirs. Private to "agressif": f. Private to "agression": no.
"agressif" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "agression" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agressif" and "agression" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "agressif" or "agression"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "agressif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agression" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agressif" and "agression" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agressés vs agressif". 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 #399,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.