Which to use
“alimenter” and “augmenter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,648
- “alimenter” frequency rank
- #1,900
- “augmenter” frequency rank
- 9548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alimenter | augmenter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nourrir ; pourvoir des aliments nécessaires. | Rendre une quantité plus grande. |
Where the eye mixes alimenter and augmenter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alimenter vs augmenter
A purely visual mix-up. alimenter (\a.li.mɑ̃.te\) and augmenter (\oɡ.mɑ̃.te\) 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 9548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alimenter is recorded at frequency rank #7,648, classified as averb, pronounced \a.li.mɑ̃.te\. augmenter is at rank #1,900, tagged as averb, pronounced \oɡ.mɑ̃.te\.
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 9548, this pair ranks #416,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alimenter vs augmenter
Shared letters: aemnrt. Private to "alimenter": il. Private to "augmenter": gu.
"alimenter" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "augmenter" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alimenter" for "augmenter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alimenter" vs "augmenter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alimenter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augmenter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alimenter" and "augmenter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "augmenta vs augmenter". 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 #416,254 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.