Which to use
“aigri” and “aigus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,264
- “aigri” frequency rank
- #25,878
- “aigus” frequency rank
- 58142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigri | aigus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendu aigre. | Masculin pluriel de aigu. |
Where the eye mixes aigri and aigus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aigri (VVCCV) and aigus (VVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: aigri vs aigus
A purely visual mix-up. aigri (\ɛ.ɡʁi\) and aigus (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58142, 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\. aigus is at rank #25,878, 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 58142, this pair ranks #110,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aigri vs aigus
Shared letters: agi. Private to "aigri": r. Private to "aigus": su.
"aigri" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "aigus" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aigri" and "aigus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "aigri" or "aigus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aigri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aigus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigri" and "aigus" 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 #110,779 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.