Which to use
“aigre” and “autre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,810
- “aigre” frequency rank
- #96
- “autre” frequency rank
- 31906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigre | autre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une saveur acide et amère provoquant un sentiment désagréable. | Du même type mais dont l’identité est différente de ce dont on vient de parler. |
Where the eye mixes aigre and autre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aigre and autre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aigre with autre
A purely visual mix-up. aigre (\ɛɡʁ\) and autre (\otʁ\) 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 31906, 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\. autre is at rank #96, tagged as anadj, pronounced \otʁ\.
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 31906, this pair ranks #300,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aigre vs autre
Shared letters: aer. Private to "aigre": gi. Private to "autre": tu.
"aigre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "autre" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aigre" for "autre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aigre" vs "autre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aigre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigre" and "autre" 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 #300,808 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.