Which to use
“aigri” and “aigu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,264
- “aigri” frequency rank
- #14,595
- “aigu” frequency rank
- 46859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigri | aigu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendu aigre. | Qui a un aspect pointu, tranchant, voire déchirant. |
Where the eye mixes aigri and aigu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aigri runs 5 letters (VVCCV) against aigu's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aigri vs aigu
A purely visual mix-up. aigri (\ɛ.ɡʁi\) and aigu (\e.ɡy\) 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 46859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aigri is recorded at frequency rank #32,264, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ.ɡʁi\. aigu is at rank #14,595, 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 46859, this pair ranks #191,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aigri vs aigu
Shared letters: agi. Private to "aigri": r. Private to "aigu": u.
"aigri" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "aigu" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aigri" and "aigu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aigri" vs "aigu" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aigri" and "aigu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aigri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aigu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigri" and "aigu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aigri vs aigris". 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 #191,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.