Which to use
“aguets” is a noun and “aiguës” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,108
- “aguets” frequency rank
- #33,965
- “aiguës” frequency rank
- 74073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguets | aiguës |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aguet. | Féminin pluriel de aigu. |
Where the eye mixes aguets and aiguës
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aguets (VCVVCC) and aiguës (VVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between aguets and aiguës
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aguets is \a.ɡɛ\ while aiguës is \e.ɡy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguets is recorded at frequency rank #40,108, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ɡɛ\. aiguës is at rank #33,965, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ɡy\.
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 74073, this pair ranks #38,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aguets vs aiguës
Shared letters: agsu. Private to "aguets": et. Private to "aiguës": ië.
"aguets" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "aiguës" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aguets ← ageuts · agguets · aguest · aguetss · aguetts · agutes · augets · gauets
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aguets" for "aiguës" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aguets" vs "aiguës" - which ranks higher?
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 "aguets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aiguës" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguets" and "aiguës" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agüero vs aguets". 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 #38,357 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.