Which to use
“aigre” and “aigris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,810
- “aigre” frequency rank
- #46,567
- “aigris” frequency rank
- 78377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigre | aigris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une saveur acide et amère provoquant un sentiment désagréable. | Masculin pluriel de aigri. |
Where the eye mixes aigre and aigris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aigre runs 5 letters (VVCCV) against aigris's 6 (VVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aigre and aigris
A purely visual mix-up. aigre (\ɛɡʁ\) and aigris (\e.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78377, 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\. aigris is at rank #46,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.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 78377, this pair ranks #25,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aigre vs aigris
Shared letters: agir. Private to "aigre": e. Private to "aigris": s.
"aigre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "aigris" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aigre" for "aigris" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aigre" vs "aigris" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aigre" and "aigris" 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 "aigris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigre" and "aigris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aigris vs aris". 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 #25,904 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.