Which to use
“agri” and “aigre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,142
- “agri” frequency rank
- #31,810
- “aigre” frequency rank
- 70952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agri | aigre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de agro. | Qui a une saveur acide et amère provoquant un sentiment désagréable. |
Where the eye mixes agri and aigre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. agri runs 4 letters (VCCV) against aigre's 5 (VVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses agri with aigre
A purely visual mix-up. agri (\ˈa.ɡri\) and aigre (\ɛɡʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agri is recorded at frequency rank #39,142, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈa.ɡri\. aigre is at rank #31,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡʁ\.
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 70952, this pair ranks #49,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agri vs aigre
Shared letters: agir. Private to "agri": -. Private to "aigre": e.
"agri" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "aigre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agri" and "aigre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "agri" vs "aigre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aigre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agri" and "aigre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agri vs aur". 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 #49,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.