Which to use
“aiguës” and “aigus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,965
- “aiguës” frequency rank
- #25,878
- “aigus” frequency rank
- 59843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aiguës | aigus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de aigu. | Masculin pluriel de aigu. |
Same sound, different letters: aiguës vs aigus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. aiguës runs 6 letters (VVCVCC) against aigus's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - aiguës / aigus
This is the hard kind. aiguës and aigus are pronounced identically (\e.ɡy\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aiguës is recorded at frequency rank #33,965, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.ɡy\. 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 59843, this pair ranks #100,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aiguës vs aigus
Shared letters: agisu. Private to "aiguës": ë. Private to "aigus": -.
"aiguës" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "aigus" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aigus ← agius · aiggus · aigsu · aiguss · aiugs · iagus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aiguës" and "aigus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aiguës" or "aigus"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "aiguës" / "aigus". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "aiguës" 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 #100,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aiguës" and "aigus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aiguës vs ainés". 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 #100,899 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.