Which to use
“aigre” and “angry” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,810
- “aigre” frequency rank
- #34,406
- “angry” frequency rank
- 66216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigre | angry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une saveur acide et amère provoquant un sentiment désagréable. | En colère, fâché, furieux. |
Where the eye mixes aigre and angry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aigre (VVCCV) and angry (VCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between aigre and angry
A purely visual mix-up. aigre (\ɛɡʁ\) and angry (\ˈæŋ.ɡɹi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66216, 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\. angry is at rank #34,406, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈæŋ.ɡɹi\.
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 66216, this pair ranks #68,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aigre vs angry
Shared letters: agr. Private to "aigre": ei. Private to "angry": ny.
"aigre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "angry" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aigre" for "angry" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aigre" vs "angry" - 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 "aigre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigre" and "angry" 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 #68,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.