Which to use
“aigre” and “aigri” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,810
- “aigre” frequency rank
- #32,264
- “aigri” frequency rank
- 64074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigre | aigri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une saveur acide et amère provoquant un sentiment désagréable. | Rendu aigre. |
Where the eye mixes aigre and aigri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aigre and aigri follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aigre and aigri
A purely visual mix-up. aigre (\ɛɡʁ\) and aigri (\ɛ.ɡʁi\) 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 a single letter - e in “aigre” becomes i in “aigri”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aigre is recorded at frequency rank #31,810, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡʁ\. aigri is at rank #32,264, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ.ɡʁi\.
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 64074, this pair ranks #78,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aigre vs aigri
Shared letters: agir. Private to "aigre": e. Private to "aigri": -.
"aigre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "aigri" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aigre" and "aigri" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "aigre" or "aigri" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aigre" and "aigri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aigre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aigri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigre" and "aigri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aigre vs Aure". 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 #78,810 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.