Which to use
“agri” is an adjective and “avi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,142
- “agri” frequency rank
- #29,236
- “avi” frequency rank
- 68378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agri | avi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de agro. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe avir. |
Where the eye mixes agri and avi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between agri and avi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agri is \ˈa.ɡri\ while avi is \a.vi\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68378, 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\. avi is at rank #29,236, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.vi\.
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 68378, this pair ranks #59,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of agri vs avi
Shared letters: ai. Private to "agri": gr. Private to "avi": v.
"agri" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "avi" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- agri ← aggri · agrri · argi · gari
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "agri" for "avi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "agri" vs "avi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "agri" and "avi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agri" and "avi" 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 #59,419 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.