Which to use
“aigle” is a noun and “aiguës” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,110
- “aigle” frequency rank
- #33,965
- “aiguës” frequency rank
- 43075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigle | aiguës |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oiseau de proie rapace diurne à la vue perçante, au bec crochu à bords tranchants et aux pattes puissantes munies de serres pour saisir leurs proies. Il trompète ou glatit lorsqu’il pousse son cri. | Féminin pluriel de aigu. |
Where the eye mixes aigle and aiguës
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aigle runs 5 letters (VVCCV) against aiguës's 6 (VVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aigle and aiguës
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aigle is \ɛɡl\ while aiguës is \e.ɡy\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aigle is recorded at frequency rank #9,110, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡl\. 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 43075, this pair ranks #220,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aigle vs aiguës
Shared letters: agi. Private to "aigle": el. Private to "aiguës": suë.
"aigle" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "aiguës" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aigle ← aigel · aiggle · aiglle · ailge · iagle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aigle" and "aiguës" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aigle" vs "aiguës" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aigle" 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 #220,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigle" and "aiguës" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aiguës vs ainés". 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 #220,807 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.